Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty continued to trade lower on Wednesday as geopolitical tensions and renewed concerns about potential US tariff hikes weighed on investor sentiments.
At 11:20 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 84967.9 down by -95.44 points or by -0.11 % and then NSE Nifty was at 26171.65 down by -7.05 points or by -0.03 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 85075.99 and intraday low of 84617.49 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 26187.15 and intraday low of 26096.65
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Titan Company Ltd. (Rs. 4301.50,+4.63%), HCL Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 1644.00,+1.71%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1627.00,+1.63%), Eternal Ltd. (Rs. 283.15,+1.58%), Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1631.50,+1.26%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (Rs. 17048.55,-1.42%), IndusInd Bank Ltd. (Rs. 902.95,-1.29%), NTPC Ltd. (Rs. 346.55,-1.23%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 265.40,-1.15%), HDFC Bank Ltd. (Rs. 951.30,-1.15%), among others.
The top gainers of the NSE Nifty pack were Titan Company Ltd. (Rs. 4289.10,+4.31%), Wipro Ltd. (Rs. 271.30,+2.15%), Eternal Ltd. (Rs. 284.10,+1.81%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1630.00,+1.76%), HCL Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 1640.60,+1.50%), among others.
CDS index was at 62459.52 up by 956.9 points or by 1.56%. Titan Company Ltd. (Rs. 4301.50,+4.63%), Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd. (Rs. 521.65,+4.20%), Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd. (Rs. 262.25,+0.90%), Dixon Technologies (India) Ltd. (Rs. 11821.00,+0.72%), Voltas Ltd. (Rs. 1490.00,+0.26%),.
Auto index was at 63775.09 down by -309.94 points or by -0.48%. Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd. (Rs. 361.45,-2.02%), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (Rs. 17048.55,-1.42%), Bosch Ltd. (Rs. 38431.40,-1.36%), Ashok Leyland Ltd. (Rs. 184.90,-0.64%), Exide Industries Ltd. (Rs. 361.70,-0.54%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4139 , shares advanced were 2026 while 1882 shares declined and 231 were unchanged.