Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty were trading under pressure, as rising geopolitical tensions in West Asia intensified following the collapse of US–Iran talks.
At 10:45 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 76498.23 down by -1052.02 points or by -1.36 % and then NSE Nifty was at 23729.7 down by -320.9 points or by -1.33 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 76532.49 and intraday low of 75868.32 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 23734.15 and intraday low of 23555.6
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were NTPC Ltd. (Rs. 384.45,+1.09%), Eternal Ltd. (Rs. 241.60,+0.56%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (Rs. 13237.90,-3.45%), InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. (Rs. 4442.00,-2.50%), State Bank of India (Rs. 1041.00,-2.41%), Bajaj Finance Ltd. (Rs. 903.25,-2.29%), HDFC Bank Ltd. (Rs. 792.00,-2.27%), among others.
Power index was at 7338.72 up by 52.12 points or by 0.72%. Adani Power Ltd. (Rs. 180.20,+2.56%), Tata Power Company Ltd. (Rs. 408.80,+2.33%), Reliance Power Ltd. (Rs. 25.78,+2.22%), JSW Energy Ltd. (Rs. 498.85,+2.07%), Suzlon Energy Ltd. (Rs. 45.90,+1.32%),.
Auto index was at 57751.97 down by -962.42 points or by -1.64%. Eicher Motors Ltd. (Rs. 7146.00,-3.71%), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (Rs. 13237.90,-3.45%), Hero MotoCorp Ltd. (Rs. 5325.35,-2.62%), Ashok Leyland Ltd. (Rs. 174.00,-2.25%), TVS Motor Company Ltd. (Rs. 3758.20,-2.10%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4301 , shares advanced were 1650 while 2449 shares declined and 202 were unchanged.