Stock markets in India opened on a muted note on Monday as investors tracked global cues for market movement amid no domestic triggers.
At 9:40 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 83920.91 down by -137.99 points or by -0.16 % and then NSE Nifty was at 25632.6 down by -5.2 points or by -0.02 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 84099.53 and intraday low of 83876.13 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 25669.35 and intraday low of 25591.55
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were State Bank of India (Rs. 812.20,+0.84%), Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (Rs. 3708.95,+0.82%), Eternal Ltd. (Rs. 264.10,+0.74%), Bajaj Finserv Ltd. (Rs. 2054.30,+0.56%), IndusInd Bank Ltd. (Rs. 862.05,+0.50%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were NTPC Ltd. (Rs. 334.35,-1.07%), Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (Rs. 2185.35,-1.03%), Bharti Airtel Ltd. (Rs. 2008.75,-0.94%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 297.30,-0.77%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 3186.75,-0.58%), among others.
CGS index was at 71921.22 up by 372.44 points or by 0.52%. Hitachi Energy India Ltd. (Rs. 20562.65,+3.12%), Kaynes Technology India Ltd. (Rs. 6015.45,+2.59%), SKF India Ltd. (Rs. 4725.00,+2.35%), Siemens Ltd. (Rs. 3254.25,+2.34%), Bharat Dynamics Ltd. (Rs. 1925.00,+1.77%),.
Power index was at 6905.68 down by -23.72 points or by -0.34%. Torrent Power Ltd. (Rs. 1445.80,-1.86%), NTPC Ltd. (Rs. 334.35,-1.07%), Suzlon Energy Ltd. (Rs. 66.74,-0.83%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 297.30,-0.77%), Tata Power Company Ltd. (Rs. 406.30,-0.61%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 3454 , shares advanced were 2214 while 1059 shares declined and 181 were unchanged.