Mumbai: The BSE Sensex on Tuesday rallied 146 points at 71,253.63 as buying was seen across the board.

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) rose 73.35 points to 21,422.75.

The Sensex registered intraday highs and lows at 71,265.57 and 71,012.08 points, respectively.

The Nifty recorded intraday highs and lows at 21,423.50 and 21,329.45 points, respectively.

The midcap moved up 0.89, and the smallcap rose by 0.46 pc.

In 30 scrips, 23 advanced while 7 declined.

The gainers were NTPC by 2.15 pc to Rs 309.25, M & M by 1.77 pc to Rs 1663.80, Powergrid by 1.60 pc to Rs 235.40, Tata Steel by 1.57 pc to Rs 135.60, and ITC by 0.09 pc to be 458.25.

The losers were Infosys by 1.31 pc to Rs 1541.50, Maruti Suzuki by 0.78 pc to Rs 10,134.80, Wipro by 0.48 pc to Rs 460.50, and HCL Technology by 0.44 pc to Rs 1455.60.