Equity benchmark indices were trading flat with positive gains supported by buying in index heavyweights including Tata Steel Ltd.Bajaj Finserv Ltd, Bharti Airtel Ltd. ICICI Bank Ltd, State Bank of India among others.
At 9:40 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 74125.34 up by 95.58 points or by 0.13 % and then NSE Nifty was at 22475.85 up by 5.35 points or by 0.02 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 74401.11 and intraday low of 74046.43 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 22556 and intraday low of 22460.4
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 152.00,+1.13%), Bajaj Finserv Ltd. (Rs. 1830.95,+0.66%), ICICI Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1250.15,+0.61%), Bharti Airtel Ltd. (Rs. 1651.65,+0.55%), State Bank of India (Rs. 726.80,+0.54%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 2627.00,-0.82%), ITC Ltd. (Rs. 408.80,-0.80%), IndusInd Bank Ltd. (Rs. 680.40,-0.63%), UltraTech Cement Ltd. (Rs. 10466.55,-0.50%), Asian Paints Ltd. (Rs. 2241.25,-0.43%), among others.
Power index was at 6173.87 up by 26.19 points or by 0.43%. Adani Green Energy Ltd. (Rs. 883.50,+3.53%), JSW Energy Ltd. (Rs. 520.95,+1.06%), Adani Power Ltd. (Rs. 517.05,+0.90%), Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (Rs. 194.80,+0.62%), Torrent Power Ltd. (Rs. 1324.00,+0.61%),.
Auto index was at 46453.05 down by -246.56 points or by -0.53%. Bharat Forge Ltd. (Rs. 1075.00,-1.66%), Eicher Motors Ltd. (Rs. 4988.45,-0.86%), Apollo Tyres Ltd. (Rs. 403.90,-0.77%), MRF Ltd. (Rs. 106501.25,-0.71%), Bajaj Auto Ltd. (Rs. 7457.50,-0.70%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 3263 , shares advanced were 1601 while 1513 shares declined and 149 were unchanged.