Stock markets in India extended losses during the noon trading session on Tuesday as investors watched the rising global tensions.
At 12:40 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 82786.3 down by -459.88 points or by -0.55 % and then NSE Nifty was at 25432.95 down by -152.55 points or by -0.6 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 83254.28 and intraday low of 82744.87 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 25585 and intraday low of 25420.55
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were HDFC Bank Ltd. (Rs. 932.40,+0.52%), Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Rs. 2423.75,+0.44%), ICICI Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1385.50,+0.41%), Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (Rs. 428.00,+0.30%), UltraTech Cement Ltd. (Rs. 12291.00,+0.11%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were IndusInd Bank Ltd. (Rs. 915.95,-3.50%), Eternal Ltd. (Rs. 271.60,-3.43%), Bajaj Finance Ltd. (Rs. 943.10,-2.89%), InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. (Rs. 4833.60,-2.20%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1680.50,-2.19%), among others.
FMCG index was at 19030.44 up by -115.38 points or by -0.6%. Tata Consumer Products Ltd. (Rs. 1186.80,+0.71%), Godrej Consumer Products Ltd. (Rs. 1238.80,+0.59%), Avanti Feeds Ltd. (Rs. 795.75,+0.55%), Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Rs. 2423.75,+0.44%), Bannari Amman Sugars Ltd. (Rs. 3589.55,+0.26%),.
Realty index was at 6280.94 down by -237.98 points or by -3.65%. Oberoi Realty Ltd. (Rs. 1531.25,-7.30%), Prestige Estates Projects Ltd. (Rs. 1429.40,-5.17%), Sobha Ltd. (Rs. 1416.70,-5.07%), Embassy Developments Ltd. (Rs. 63.36,-4.88%), Lodha Developers Ltd. (Rs. 997.75,-4.38%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4366 , shares advanced were 1000 while 3172 shares declined and 194 were unchanged.