Sensex, Nifty Rally For Fifth Straight Day, End Near 3-Month Highs

The S&P BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty 50 indexes rallied for fifth day in a row on Tuesday to end near three-month highs, powered by buying interest in banking and financial services shares. The benchmarks opened on a flat note, but gained strength in noon deals as heavyweights such as HDFC, Kotak Mahindra, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and Reliance Industries witnessed buying interest. The Sensex rose as much as 563 points and Nifty 50 index tou...