Sensex up 173 points, Nifty ends above 8,250; Tata Motors top mover

The benchmark indices on Tuesday settled higher tracking positive trade in European markets, although investors remained cautious ahead of the key corporate results lined up for the week such as Infosys and TCS.  

The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex ended the day at 26,899, up 173 points, while the broader Nifty50 finished at 8,288, up 53 points. 

In the broader market, the BSE Midcap and BSE Smallcap outperformed the headline indices and added 0.8%, and 0.7%, respectively.

The market breadth, indicating the overall health of the market remained strong. On the BSE, 1,662 shares rose and 1,151 shares declined. A