Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty slipped in early trade on Thursday amid heightened volatility, as investor sentiment remained cautious due to continued foreign fund outflows and escalating geopolitical tensions.
At 10:30 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 78006.77 up by 48.25 points or by 0.06 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24353.15 up by 22.2 points or by 0.09 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 78339.24 and intraday low of 77798.28 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 24423.35 and intraday low of 24300.7
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 3358.70,+1.78%), Eternal Ltd. (Rs. 259.10,+1.25%), NTPC Ltd. (Rs. 398.75,+1.03%), ICICI Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1291.35,+0.93%), Trent Ltd. (Rs. 4330.80,+0.89%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Titan Company Ltd. (Rs. 4281.10,-1.77%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. (Rs. 1724.00,-1.38%), InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. (Rs. 4468.35,-1.13%), Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Rs. 2293.00,-1.08%), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1830.80,-1.06%), among others.
Auto index was at 59826.08 up by 764.15 points or by 1.29%. Bosch Ltd. (Rs. 38300.00,+4.45%), Hero MotoCorp Ltd. (Rs. 5338.00,+3.26%), Bajaj Auto Ltd. (Rs. 10594.00,+2.71%), Tube Investments of India Ltd. (Rs. 2985.00,+2.27%), TVS Motor Company Ltd. (Rs. 3685.30,+1.86%),.
CDS index was at 59351.08 down by -324.78 points or by -0.54%. Blue Star Ltd. (Rs. 1755.55,-2.87%), Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd. (Rs. 407.80,-1.85%), Titan Company Ltd. (Rs. 4281.10,-1.77%), PG Electroplast Ltd. (Rs. 537.60,-1.25%), Voltas Ltd. (Rs. 1363.00,-1.23%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4049 , shares advanced were 2556 while 1256 shares declined and 237 were unchanged.