Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty were trading marginally higher on Tuesday after four days of decline amid retail inflation declining to over six-year low of 2.1 per cent in June, nearing the RBI's comfort zone.
At 10:25 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 82345.73 up by 92.27 points or by 0.11 % and then NSE Nifty was at 25122.55 up by 40.25 points or by 0.16 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 82462.38 and intraday low of 82221.74 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 25155.8 and intraday low of 25088.45
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were IndusInd Bank Ltd. (Rs. 882.65,+1.79%), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1701.30,+1.14%), State Bank of India (Rs. 818.15,+1.09%), Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (Rs. 2226.00,+1.03%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 3112.00,+0.68%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were HCL Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 1557.25,-3.87%), Eternal Ltd. (Rs. 267.15,-1.33%), Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 158.80,-0.97%), UltraTech Cement Ltd. (Rs. 12440.00,-0.58%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1569.15,-0.57%), among others.
Auto index was at 53021.04 up by 299.14 points or by 0.57%. Hero MotoCorp Ltd. (Rs. 4352.65,+2.43%), Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd. (Rs. 154.70,+1.58%), TVS Motor Company Ltd. (Rs. 2844.80,+1.53%), Bosch Ltd. (Rs. 38404.60,+1.47%), UNO Minda Ltd. (Rs. 1092.50,+1.36%),.
Metal index was at 31198.53 down by -105.83 points or by -0.34%. NMDC Ltd. (Rs. 68.01,-1.61%), Jindal Stainless Ltd. (Rs. 686.25,-1.05%), Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 158.80,-0.97%), JSW Steel Ltd. (Rs. 1031.10,-0.75%), Steel Authority of India (SAIL) Ltd. (Rs. 133.50,-0.52%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 3890 , shares advanced were 2511 while 1162 shares declined and 217 were unchanged.