Trimming all the early gains, the 30-share benchmark indices slipped in red during the noon trading session.
At 14:25 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 84417.77 down by -141.88 points or by -0.17 % and then NSE Nifty was at 25815.55 down by -3 points or by -0.01 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 84780.19 and intraday low of 84238.43 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 25902.35 and intraday low of 25726.3
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (Rs. 3268.15,+1.57%), Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1622.70,+1.29%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1594.40,+1.05%), ICICI Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1359.90,+0.51%), Axis Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1229.10,+0.36%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1740.95,-3.02%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 256.75,-1.63%), Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 168.05,-1.32%), NTPC Ltd. (Rs. 317.15,-1.28%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 3569.75,-1.20%), among others.
IT index was at 37119.86 up by 260.22 points or by 0.71%. Genesys International Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 434.00,+5.29%), Black Box Ltd. (Rs. 513.10,+2.89%), AXISCADES Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 1225.00,+2.13%), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (Rs. 3268.15,+1.57%), C.E. Info Systems Ltd. (Rs. 1652.20,+1.54%),.
Power index was at 6348.34 down by -90.04 points or by -1.4%. Siemens Ltd. (Rs. 3059.40,-2.57%), Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (Rs. 272.35,-2.00%), Torrent Power Ltd. (Rs. 1250.20,-1.77%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 256.75,-1.63%), CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd. (Rs. 659.30,-1.53%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4391 , shares advanced were 1560 while 2646 shares declined and 185 were unchanged.