Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty extended losses for a third consecutive session on Wednesday, as geopolitical tensions and renewed concerns over potential US tariff hikes dampened investor sentiment and weighed on market confidence.
The 30-share benchmark index ended at 84961.14 down by -102.2 points or by -0.12 % and then NSE Nifty was at 26140.75 down by -37.95 points or by -0.14 %.
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 26067.9
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Titan Company Ltd. (Rs. 4272.90,+3.94%), HCL Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 1648.45,+1.99%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1629.70,+1.80%), Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1638.90,+1.72%), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1782.50,+1.27%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (Rs. 16814.55,-2.78%), IndusInd Bank Ltd. (Rs. 898.20,-1.81%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 264.05,-1.66%), HDFC Bank Ltd. (Rs. 949.15,-1.38%), Asian Paints Ltd. (Rs. 2807.20,-1.34%), among others.
_IT index was at 37490.47 up by 725.84 points or by 1.97%. Tata Elxsi Ltd. (Rs. 5851.55,+9.51%), Dynacons Systems & Solutions Ltd. (Rs. 1040.40,+8.00%), InfoBeans Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 1003.70,+6.56%), KPIT Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 1208.50,+6.05%), Sonata Software Ltd. (Rs. 372.95,+5.92%),.
Oil&Gas index was at 28005.82 down by -215.83 points or by -0.76%. Indraprastha Gas Ltd. (Rs. 187.15,-1.76%), Oil India Ltd. (Rs. 418.85,-1.57%), Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 239.15,-1.14%), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 476.35,-1.03%), Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 162.45,-0.82%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4534 , shares advanced were 2188 while 2144 shares declined and 202 were unchanged.