Indian benchmark indices opened on a weak note on Thursday, weighed down by the absence of strong market-moving triggers. On the domestic front, investors are likely to react to the first advance estimates of India’s FY26 GDP growth and remain cautious while repositioning portfolios ahead of the Q3 FY26 earnings season.
At 9:26 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 84825.89 down by -135.25 points or by -0.16 % and then NSE Nifty was at 26106.5 down by -34.25 points or by -0.13 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 84965.27 and intraday low of 84705.28 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 26106.5 and intraday low of 26106.5
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Rs. 2408.80,+0.52%), Titan Company Ltd. (Rs. 4292.50,+0.46%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. (Rs. 1471.35,+0.43%), ICICI Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1434.00,+0.39%), Bajaj Finance Ltd. (Rs. 972.15,+0.33%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (Rs. 3243.30,-1.55%), Asian Paints Ltd. (Rs. 2784.00,-0.89%), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (Rs. 16665.50,-0.82%), UltraTech Cement Ltd. (Rs. 12097.75,-0.72%), Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (Rs. 2128.20,-0.71%), among others.
Realty index was at 7118.71 up by 51.79 points or by 0.73%. Embassy Developments Ltd. (Rs. 68.40,+4.09%), Anant Raj Ltd. (Rs. 604.00,+2.06%), Oberoi Realty Ltd. (Rs. 1734.00,+1.52%), Lodha Developers Ltd. (Rs. 1121.35,+0.97%), DLF Ltd. (Rs. 709.55,+0.90%),.
Metal index was at 37537.54 down by -457.5 points or by -1.2%. Hindustan Zinc Ltd. (Rs. 605.90,-3.77%), National Aluminium Company Ltd. (Rs. 341.75,-3.05%), Vedanta Ltd. (Rs. 608.80,-2.16%), Jindal Steel Ltd. (Rs. 1056.30,-1.66%), NMDC Ltd. (Rs. 84.78,-1.64%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 3116 , shares advanced were 1402 while 1524 shares declined and 190 were unchanged.