Tata Steel, SBI, L&T and Sun Pharma advanced 2-5% each.
FIIs pump in Rs 2,075 crore in past three trading sessions.
Both the exchanges tgether claim 2 million new participants this year till date.
The BSE mid-cap index ended higher by 1.2% or 83 points at 6,985 and the small-cap index advanced 0.9% or 62 points to close at 7,338.
Fresh worries for NTPC and NMDC auctions after the tepid response to the discount pricing of Hindustan Copper's stake sale.
After the fiasco in March this year over the share sale in Oil and Natural Gas Corporation ( ONGC ), the government has softened its stand over the pricing.
Ashish Kumar Chauhan, who was appointed BSE's full-time chief executive officer and managing director early this month, has his job cut out - to steer the country's oldest stock exchange through challenging times and get it listed.
Promoter stake rises seven per cent in revised filing.
Odds on Romney rose to as high as Rs 20 against every Rupee and fell to as low as five paise on Obama.
The overall breadth was neutral as 1,514 stocks advanced while 1,321 declined.
Two of the world's most powerful economies -- the US and China -- will see key developments on the political front.
He sold 8.84% stake for Rs 55 crore based on average stock price in September quarter.
Markets ended flat amid a volatile trading session on Monday weighed down by banks and capital goods shares as investors turned cautious ahead of RBI's second quarter monetray policy review on Tuesday.
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