Markets end up over 1% led by financials

Benchmark indices have closed higher by over 1% amid value buying at lower level and short covering by traders, led by financials and index heavyweights.  
 
The Bombay Stock Exchange’s 30-share Sensex provisionally closed at 19,666 up 252 points or 1.30%. The National Stock Exchange’s 50-share S&P CNX Nifty provisionally closed at 5,943 up 80 points or 1.37%.