India’s BSE Sensex climbed 568 points to close at 76,070.8 on Tuesday, extending gains for a second straight session, despite rising crude oil prices amid ongoing geopolitical tensions. Market sentiment was somewhat buoyed by hopes of a full resumption of maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. On the sectoral front, metal and auto stocks outperformed. Tata Steel, Mahindra & Mahindra, Bharat Electronics, Larsen & Toubro, Bharti Airtel and Maruti were among the major gainers, adding between 1.9%-4.4%. Banking stocks also supported the rally, with ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank and Axis Bank rising more than 1% each. Shares of techs Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services and HCLTech lagged, falling up to 1.4%. FMCG and certain consumer stocks experienced profit booking, with ITC declining 1.1% and Hindustan Unilever 0.7%.