Equity benchmark indices – Sensex and Nifty – were trading lower in Wednesday's trading session.
On the BSE, IndusInd Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Tata Motors, and HDFC Bank were among the top gainers, while IT stocks like Infosys, Tech Mahindra and HCLTech were the top losers.
At 14:45 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 74020.26 down by -82.06 points or by -0.11 % and then NSE Nifty was at 22462.45 down by -35.45 points or by -0.16 %.
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were IndusInd Bank Ltd. (Rs. 680.75,+3.78%), Tata Motors Ltd. (Rs. 669.00,+3.26%), Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1984.10,+2.54%), ITC Ltd. (Rs. 412.50,+1.58%), Bajaj Finance Ltd. (Rs. 8465.00,+1.47%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1589.40,-4.29%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1436.25,-2.90%), Nestle India Ltd. (Rs. 2195.00,-2.50%), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (Rs. 3513.20,-1.73%), HCL Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 1542.15,-1.66%), among others.
Auto index was at 46755.15 up by 274.5 points or by 0.59%. Tata Motors Ltd. (Rs. 668.60,+3.20%), Bharat Forge Ltd. (Rs. 1087.85,+2.25%), Apollo Tyres Ltd. (Rs. 407.75,+1.39%), Eicher Motors Ltd. (Rs. 5036.15,+0.94%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 2664.00,+0.69%),.
IT index was at 35566.59 down by -1111.15 points or by -3.03%. R Systems International Ltd. (Rs. 323.30,-8.70%), L&T Technology Services Ltd. (Rs. 4387.00,-5.52%), Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1590.30,-4.23%), Coforge Ltd. (Rs. 7309.00,-4.15%), Cigniti Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 1333.35,-3.86%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4289 , shares advanced were 1559 while 2566 shares declined and 164 were unchanged.