The Indian benchmark equity indices continued to trade under pressure during the late noon session as auto and bank stocks weighed.
At 14:30 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 77058.83 down by -1147.15 points or by -1.47 % and then NSE Nifty was at 23938.75 down by -322.85 points or by -1.33 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 78324.37 and intraday low of 76926.89 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 24299 and intraday low of 23913.45
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were NTPC Ltd. (Rs. 381.05,+0.99%), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1830.00,+0.94%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 299.85,+0.47%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1341.00,+0.34%), ITC Ltd. (Rs. 309.35,+0.10%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Bajaj Finance Ltd. (Rs. 899.40,-4.34%), Axis Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1264.75,-3.82%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 3173.55,-3.61%), Bajaj Finserv Ltd. (Rs. 1801.35,-3.57%), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (Rs. 13496.75,-2.69%), among others.
Oil&Gas index was at 27432.57 up by 202.95 points or by 0.75%. Adani Total Gas Ltd. (Rs. 569.20,+20.00%), Indraprastha Gas Ltd. (Rs. 164.90,+4.60%), Oil India Ltd. (Rs. 482.40,+2.51%), Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 161.20,+0.84%), Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 271.00,+0.48%),.
Auto index was at 57549.13 down by -1637.65 points or by -2.77%. TVS Motor Company Ltd. (Rs. 3608.00,-4.68%), Ashok Leyland Ltd. (Rs. 186.20,-3.80%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 3173.55,-3.61%), Eicher Motors Ltd. (Rs. 7284.35,-3.31%), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (Rs. 13496.75,-2.69%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4478 , shares advanced were 2187 while 2114 shares declined and 177 were unchanged.