Mumbai, April 22 -- Extending rally for the sixth straight session, the BSE Sensex on Tuesday gained 187.09 pts to close strong at 79,595.59 following gains in Realty, FMCG and Consumer Durable stocks despite weak European and US market.

Solid comeback by Foreign institutional investors (FIIs), falling prices of crude oil prices, the US dollar weakening, and easing inflation, India has become favoured investment destination for global investors.

RBI's liquidity boosting measures gave support to weak global cues.

A mixed trend was seen in Asian Market.

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) rose 41.70 pts at 24,167.25.

Fluctuation was seen during the day, as the Sensex opened on a strong note at 79,728.39, up 320 pts. During the day, it was ...