Indian equity benchmarks were trading higher today, led by gains in heavyweights like Tata Steel, Tech Mahindra, Bajaj Finance and Hindustan Unilever.
At 12:40 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 81444.5 up by 258.06 points or by 0.32 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24766.55 up by 82.65 points or by 0.33 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 82021.64 and intraday low of 81237.06 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 24946.2 and intraday low of 24685.35
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1738.30,+1.81%), Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 160.75,+1.32%), Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Rs. 2371.05,+1.25%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1593.85,+1.19%), Bajaj Finserv Ltd. (Rs. 2025.15,+1.14%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were IndusInd Bank Ltd. (Rs. 764.00,-2.30%), Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (Rs. 2066.00,-1.09%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. (Rs. 1377.40,-0.47%), Axis Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1190.90,-0.36%), State Bank of India (Rs. 783.55,-0.23%), among others.
Realty index was at 7252.44 up by 98.56 points or by 1.38%. DLF Ltd. (Rs. 773.50,+2.64%), Phoenix Mills Ltd. (Rs. 1616.95,+2.45%), Macrotech Developers Ltd. (Rs. 1401.30,+1.44%), Oberoi Realty Ltd. (Rs. 1722.95,+1.36%), Prestige Estates Projects Ltd. (Rs. 1434.65,+1.05%),.
_CDS index was at 58661.91 down by -361.05 points or by -0.61%. Dixon Technologies (India) Ltd. (Rs. 15610.00,-5.78%), Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd. (Rs. 271.70,-1.84%), Blue Star Ltd. (Rs. 1584.40,-1.60%), Whirlpool of India Ltd. (Rs. 1282.20,-1.03%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4122 , shares advanced were 2041 while 1906 shares declined and 175 were unchanged.