Indian equity markets were trading with mild gains during the noon trading session amid a lack of major cues.
At 14:40 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 85297.21 up by 76.61 points or by 0.09 % and then NSE Nifty was at 26152.4 up by 22.8 points or by 0.09 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 85451.7 and intraday low of 85118.82 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 26197.55 and intraday low of 26113.4
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were IndusInd Bank Ltd. (Rs. 886.50,+2.56%), Eternal Ltd. (Rs. 284.70,+2.43%), NTPC Ltd. (Rs. 336.15,+2.03%), Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (Rs. 4140.00,+1.39%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 3758.00,+1.30%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were ITC Ltd. (Rs. 367.00,-8.93%), Bajaj Finance Ltd. (Rs. 970.40,-1.65%), Asian Paints Ltd. (Rs. 2757.80,-0.43%), Bajaj Finserv Ltd. (Rs. 2032.55,-0.31%), ICICI Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1339.80,-0.23%), among others.
Power index was at 6567.22 up by 63.92 points or by 0.98%. Adani Power Ltd. (Rs. 148.90,+4.13%), JSW Energy Ltd. (Rs. 500.70,+3.79%), NTPC Ltd. (Rs. 336.15,+2.03%), Torrent Power Ltd. (Rs. 1324.40,+1.38%), Adani Green Energy Ltd. (Rs. 1027.00,+1.20%),.
FMCG index was at 19777.47 down by -567.67 points or by -2.79%. Godfrey Phillips India Ltd. (Rs. 2297.00,-16.82%), ITC Ltd. (Rs. 367.00,-8.93%), CCL Products India Ltd. (Rs. 919.00,-2.60%), Gillette India Ltd. (Rs. 8160.00,-2.58%), United Spirits Ltd. (Rs. 1406.70,-2.57%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4395 , shares advanced were 2183 while 2027 shares declined and 185 were unchanged.