Sensex Provisionally Close up 0.9 Per Cent

India's main stock index provisionally closed 0.89 percent higher on Tuesday, as investors continued with bargain hunting after steep losses in the past few weeks. The main 30-share BSE index added 145.98 points to provisionally end at 16,487.68 points, with 19 of its components advancing, after shedding as much as 0.8 percent earlier.