Sensex gains over 600 points, Tata Motors rallies around 9 pct

MUMBAI (Reuters) - The Sensex and the Nifty rose over 3 percent on Tuesday as blue chip shares rose on continued optimism about foreign investor flows amid receding fears of a U.S. led military strike on Syria.

Foreign investors have bought nearly 18 billion rupees worth of cash shares in the previous two sessions.

Among blue chip shares, Housing Development Finance Corp rose 6.4 percent, while ITC gained nearly 6 percent.

Tata Motors surged 9.7 percent.