Indian benchmark indices were trading lower during the noon trading session weighed down by selling in index heavyweights Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. Bajaj Finance Ltd. IndusInd Bank Ltd Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd Tata Steel Ltd. among others.
At 12:50 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 81369.19 down by -75.47 points or by -0.09 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24795.05 down by -17 points or by -0.07 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 81583.94 and intraday low of 81191.04 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 24863.1 and intraday low of 24738.1
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Titan Company Ltd. (Rs. 3509.40,+1.05%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 3067.60,+0.90%), Reliance Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1438.95,+0.64%), Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (Rs. 2145.00,+0.55%), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (Rs. 12809.60,+0.53%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. (Rs. 1334.20,-2.78%), Bajaj Finance Ltd. (Rs. 904.45,-1.56%), IndusInd Bank Ltd. (Rs. 838.15,-1.46%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1687.10,-1.38%), Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 150.70,-0.89%), among others.
Auto index was at 52359.77 up by 85.79 points or by 0.16%. Eicher Motors Ltd. (Rs. 5488.00,+1.77%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 3067.90,+0.91%), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (Rs. 12809.60,+0.53%), Bajaj Auto Ltd. (Rs. 8502.60,+0.28%), MRF Ltd. (Rs. 138162.60,+0.08%),.
PSU index was at 19169.84 down by -294.82 points or by -1.51%. Bank of India (Rs. 114.90,-4.01%), Hindustan Copper Ltd. (Rs. 243.70,-3.87%), Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. (Rs. 383.40,-3.64%), Union Bank of India (Rs. 138.90,-3.61%), BEML Ltd. (Rs. 4309.00,-3.52%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4110 , shares advanced were 955 while 2977 shares declined and 178 were unchanged