Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty climbed on Wednesday as steady US inflation data propelled a sharp rally in global markets.
At 10:40 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 80358.1 up by 122.51 points or by 0.15 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24581.4 up by 94 points or by 0.38 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 80563.38 and intraday low of 80330.33 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 24614.2 and intraday low of 24535.25
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Tata Motors Ltd. (Rs. 665.00,+1.70%), Eternal Ltd. (Rs. 310.25,+1.41%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 3266.65,+0.93%), Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1975.00,+0.82%), Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 161.50,+0.81%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were IndusInd Bank Ltd. (Rs. 775.00,-0.96%), ITC Ltd. (Rs. 414.75,-0.40%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. (Rs. 1325.80,-0.33%), Nestle India Ltd. (Rs. 1088.25,-0.27%), ICICI Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1418.60,-0.25%), among others.
Metal index was at 31288.41 up by 543.7 points or by 1.77%. Hindalco Industries Ltd. (Rs. 700.45,+5.02%), Vedanta Ltd. (Rs. 442.95,+2.27%), National Aluminium Company Ltd. (Rs. 190.70,+2.14%), Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. (Rs. 1017.85,+1.86%), Jindal Stainless Ltd. (Rs. 726.05,+1.77%),.
FMCG index was at 20222.87 down by -40.65 points or by -0.2%. HMA Agro Industries Ltd. (Rs. 30.50,-4.60%), DCM Shriram Industries Ltd. (Rs. 163.15,-3.35%), Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd. (Rs. 546.30,-2.52%), Mrs. Bectors Food Specialities Ltd. (Rs. 1395.95,-2.50%), CCL Products India Ltd. (Rs. 844.60,-2.37%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 3939 , shares advanced were 2199 while 1524 shares declined and 216 were unchanged.