The BSE Sensex closed at 12,219 gaining 176 points or 1.46 per cent; after touching an all time high of 12,288.51.

Federer won his third straight Grand Slam title and consolidated his place atop the rankings with Spain's Rafael Nadal.

Upset at being neglected by the top brass after his ouster as Chief Minister, Karnataka BJP strongman B S Yeddyurappa today dropped clear hints of leaving the party, saying he was facing a 'suffocating environment' in it.