Indian equities moved higher on Wednesday, mirroring gains in global markets, as investors awaited the upcoming meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin later this week.
At 12:30 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 80482.75 up by 247.16 points or by 0.31 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24576.9 up by 89.5 points or by 0.37 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 80563.38 and intraday low of 80319 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 24614.2 and intraday low of 24535.25
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Eternal Ltd. (Rs. 312.70,+2.21%), Tata Motors Ltd. (Rs. 664.85,+1.67%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 288.55,+1.37%), Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1983.70,+1.26%), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1635.75,+0.85%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were IndusInd Bank Ltd. (Rs. 771.75,-1.38%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. (Rs. 1319.65,-0.79%), ITC Ltd. (Rs. 414.25,-0.52%), Titan Company Ltd. (Rs. 3469.30,-0.47%), Axis Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1065.50,-0.36%), among others.
HCS index was at 44488.34 up by 663.46 points or by 1.51%. Windlas Biotech Ltd. (Rs. 1093.40,+14.32%), Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd. (Rs. 7672.95,+6.03%), GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Rs. 2743.10,+5.95%), Unichem Laboratories Ltd. (Rs. 513.05,+5.90%), Vimta Labs Ltd. (Rs. 644.70,+5.83%),.
FMCG index was at 20209.73 down by -53.79 points or by -0.27%. HMA Agro Industries Ltd. (Rs. 30.54,-4.47%), Mrs. Bectors Food Specialities Ltd. (Rs. 1381.50,-3.51%), DCM Shriram Industries Ltd. (Rs. 163.10,-3.38%), Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd. (Rs. 545.10,-2.73%), Radico Khaitan Ltd. (Rs. 2821.55,-2.54%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4177 , shares advanced were 2139 while 1840 shares declined and 198 were unchanged.