Mumbai, March 18 -- The key domestic indices posted strong gains on Tuesday, rising for a second consecutive trading session, driven by positive global market sentiments. Investors remained focused on upcoming monetary policy announcements from Japan and the US later this week. The Nifty ended above the 22,800 level.

All the sectoral indices on the NSE ended in green, with media, realty, and consumer durables gaining the most.

As per provisional closing data, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, surged 1,131.31 points or 1.53% to 75,301.26. The Nifty 50 index rallied 325.55 points or 1.45% to 22,834.30.

The broader market outperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index added 2.10% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index jumpe...