Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty were trading in green on Tuesday, in-line with a rally in global markets, after US President Donald Trump announced a temporary halt on strikes targeting Iranian energy infrastructure.
At 10:37 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 73125.64 up by 429.25 points or by 0.59 % and then NSE Nifty was at 22762.15 up by 249.5 points or by 1.11 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 74212.47 and intraday low of 73084.46 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 22899.6 and intraday low of 22681.6
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (Rs. 365.45,+2.55%), InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. (Rs. 4026.15,+2.02%), Asian Paints Ltd. (Rs. 2162.90,+2.00%), Eternal Ltd. (Rs. 231.10,+1.83%), Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (Rs. 3396.50,+1.63%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 292.95,-2.88%), Bharti Airtel Ltd. (Rs. 1783.20,-0.73%), ITC Ltd. (Rs. 288.90,-0.52%), NTPC Ltd. (Rs. 372.00,-0.15%), Trent Ltd. (Rs. 3352.30,-0.08%), among others.
Bankex index was at 58389.76 up by 558.58 points or by 0.97%. Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (Rs. 365.45,+2.55%), Union Bank of India (Rs. 171.65,+1.90%), Canara Bank (Rs. 131.65,+1.66%), Federal Bank Ltd. (Rs. 258.55,+1.61%), HDFC Bank Ltd. (Rs. 753.75,+1.34%),.
Power index was at 6704.03 down by -27.6 points or by -0.41%. Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 292.95,-2.88%), Adani Green Energy Ltd. (Rs. 805.70,-1.35%), CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd. (Rs. 659.95,-0.66%), Siemens Energy India Ltd. (Rs. 2685.10,-0.54%), NHPC Ltd. (Rs. 74.93,-0.50%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4138 , shares advanced were 2623 while 1293 shares declined and 222 were unchanged.