BSE Sensex gains after five consecutive days of fall

Reuters Market Eye - The BSE Sensex and Nifty gain 0.22 percent, both set to snap their five-day losing streak on value buying and higher Asian shares.

Apollo Tyres Ltd rises 2.8 percent after Cooper Tire & Rubber Co lost its U.S. court bid on Monday to force the Indian tyremaker to complete their proposed $2.3 billion merger.

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd loses 0.6 percent, while Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd is up 1.2 percent after their inclusion in National Stock Exchange's derivatives market, dealers said.

(By Abhishek Vishnoi)