Provisional: Markets end higher led by financials, Sensex up 145 pts

High growth forecast in the last two quarters of the current fiscal, fiscal deficit target at an 8-year low of 4.1% and reduction in net borrowing for FY15 lifted markets to their three-week intra-day highs on Tuesday.

The 30-share Sensex ended up 145 points at 20,609 and the 50-share Nifty ended up 54 points at 6,127.