Sensex zooms 834 pts; Nifty settles above 14,500

Equity indices jumped higher on Tuesday with the benchmark BSE sensex rising over 800 points led by gains in realty, metal and financial stocks. The 30-share BSE index surged 834 points or 1.72 per cent to close at 49,398; while the broader NSE Nifty settled 240 points or 1.68 per cent higher at 14,521.