The domestic stock market ended with strong gains on Tuesday, amid favorable global & domestic cues. Sliding crude oil prices and upside prospects to Q2 corporate earnings boosted investors sentiment. Investors also cheered the Reserve Bank of India's commentry on inflation. The Nifty closed above the 17,480 mark. All the sectoral indices on the NSE ended higher. PSU banks shares surged. Meanwhile, healthcare and pharma shares lagged.