The Indian indices ended higher after a volatile session on Tuesday, as investors geared up for the upcoming March-quarter results beginning later this week.

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Information technology majors Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Infosys will report their Q4 numbers on April 12. Also, the first phase of general elections will take place later this week.

Domestic shares also tracked broader Asian markets which were weighed by cautious sentiment ahead of the US earnings season and a crucial Brexit summit, brushing its highest since late August last year during the previous session.

The S&P BSE Sensex ended the day at 38,939, up 238 points, while the broader NSE Nifty50 settled at 11,677, adding 73 points. The Nifty Midcap reversed losses to end the day up 0.2 percent, while the Nifty Smallcap index was also flat.

Yes Bank, Wipro, Tata Motors, Coal India, and ICICI Bank, were top gainers on Nifty, while Indiabulls Housing, Asian Paints, Bharti Airtel, Infosys and Dr Reddy's fell the most.

All sectoral indices except the Nifty Media were positive for the day. The Nifty PSU Bank rose the most followed by Nifty Realty, the Nifty Auto and banking indices.

The Nifty PSU Bank rose over 1.5 percent led by gains in Canara Bank, Bank of India, Union Bank of India and Syndicate Bank, up in the range of 2-5 percent.

IT stocks were also up for the day. HCL Technologies rose nearly 2 percent after Nomura said strong deal wins could propel growth for FY20. Wipro climbed up 4 percent.

Yes Bank gained over 4 percent after the private lender said it is mulling to raise funds via equity.

Shares of state-run telecom equipment manufacturer ITI rose over 5 percent after reporting a 20 percent increase in FY19 turnover.

Asian Paints fell 3 percent after CLSA Research downgraded the stock to ‘sell’ from ‘outperform’ citing near-term concerns on demand against a high expectation from the stock.