Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty started the day on a flat note today amid a consolidation in Indian stocks.
At 9:40 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 82427.52 up by 35.8 points or by 0.04 % and then NSE Nifty was at 25141.85 up by 37.6 points or by 0.15 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 82548.01 and intraday low of 82308.91 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 25144.05 and intraday low of 25081.3
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Reliance Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1461.00,+1.56%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 3102.00,+1.13%), Eternal Ltd. (Rs. 257.80,+0.82%), NTPC Ltd. (Rs. 340.45,+0.35%), Tata Motors Ltd. (Rs. 734.00,+0.24%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (Rs. 2133.55,-0.82%), HDFC Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1954.20,-0.60%), Bajaj Finance Ltd. (Rs. 9448.00,-0.52%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 299.80,-0.45%), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (Rs. 12480.25,-0.43%), among others.
Oil&Gas index was at 27962.89 up by 561.76 points or by 2.05%. Oil India Ltd. (Rs. 454.60,+3.96%), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 330.65,+3.34%), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 416.85,+2.91%), Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 145.75,+2.50%), Reliance Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1463.65,+1.74%),.
Bankex index was at 63703.51 down by -206.23 points or by -0.32%. Bank of Baroda (Rs. 245.05,-0.77%), Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (Rs. 2137.50,-0.64%), HDFC Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1955.10,-0.55%), Federal Bank Ltd. (Rs. 209.95,-0.47%), Canara Bank (Rs. 117.15,-0.47%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 3412 , shares advanced were 2291 while 981 shares declined and 140 were unchanged.