Benchmark equity indices ended with marginal losses on Wednesday, weighed down by intense selling pressure in IT stocks. Smart gains in private banking shares, however, helped the benchmark indices keep losses in check.
The 30-share benchmark index was trading at 74029.76 down by -72.56 points or by -0.1 % and then NSE Nifty was at 22470.5 down by -27.4 points or by -0.12 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 74392.15 and intraday low of 73598.16 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 22577.4 and intraday low of 22329.55
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were IndusInd Bank Ltd. (Rs. 684.70,+4.38%), Tata Motors Ltd. (Rs. 668.45,+3.18%), Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1982.40,+2.45%), Bajaj Finance Ltd. (Rs. 8490.05,+1.77%), HDFC Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1711.85,+1.60%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1589.60,-4.28%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1437.80,-2.80%), Nestle India Ltd. (Rs. 2196.50,-2.43%), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (Rs. 3503.60,-1.99%), HCL Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 1538.20,-1.91%), among others.
Auto index was at 46699.61 up by 218.96 points or by 0.47%. Tata Motors Ltd. (Rs. 668.45,+3.18%), Bharat Forge Ltd. (Rs. 1092.50,+2.69%), Apollo Tyres Ltd. (Rs. 407.05,+1.22%), Tube Investments of India Ltd. (Rs. 2917.50,+1.17%), Eicher Motors Ltd. (Rs. 5031.55,+0.85%),.
IT index was at 35570.07 down by -1107.67 points or by -3.02%. R Systems International Ltd. (Rs. 327.00,-7.65%), L&T Technology Services Ltd. (Rs. 4394.60,-5.36%), Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1589.60,-4.28%), 63 Moons Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 684.00,-4.13%), Vakrangee Ltd. (Rs. 12.23,-3.62%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4360 , shares advanced were 1613 while 2580 shares declined and 167 were unchanged.