Mumbai, Sep 22 - Backed by strong global cues, Indian equities markets rallied Tuesday with a key index ending 145 points above its last closing figure.

The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened marginally higher at 16,805.22 points against Friday's close at 16,741.3 points, shut shop at 16,886.43 points, up 145.13 points or 0.87 percent.

The Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) ended marginally in the green at 5,020.2 points, up 0.89 percent.

Broader market indices also ended in the positive terrain, with the BSE midcap index closing 0.74 percent higher and the BSE smallcap index up 1.05 percent.

The market breadth was positive, with 1,605 stocks advancing, 1,176 declining and 81 remaining unchanged.

Among the gainers on the Sensex were HDFC, up 5.3 percent at Rs.2,667.40; TCS, up 2.92 percent at Rs.600.85; Tata Motors, up 2.6percent at Rs.614.50, and ITC, up 2.59 percent at Rs.233.30.

Among the top losers was Bharti Airtel, down 3.28 percent at Rs.428.10 following reports that the company may have to sweeten its offer for South African telecom company MTN.

According to reports, Bharti has offered MTN a 27 percent of its stake for the same money instead of the 25 percent proposed earlier.