Indian equity benchmarks ended higher on Tuesday, led by IT and banking stocks, after retail inflation came within the central bank’s tolerance limit for the first time in 10 months, while investors looked ahead to the U.S. inflation report.

Dear Trader… Firm trade continued over the Dalal Street in today deals, with both Sensex and Nifty holding notable gains. Domestic sentiments remained optimistic as Finance ministry said that steps taken by the government has helped in bringing down the inflation to the RBI’s tolerance level of below 6 per