MUMBAI: The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark, Sensex, ended sharply higher by over 200 points on Tuesday on massive buying by foreign as well as domestic funds, triggered by a firm global trend.

The BSE 30-share sensitive index (Sensex) closed 200.24 points higher at 10,415.61 points after touching 10,443.05 points earlier in the day.

The National Stock Exchange index Nifty shot up by 54.65 points at 3,040.50 points. Though, it scaled to intra-day high of 3,046.95 points.