Domestic benchmark indices, the Nifty50 and Sensex opened lower today as rising geopolitical tensions in West Asia weighed on market sentiment and prompted investors to adopt a risk-off approach.
At 9:40 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 73601.74 down by -641.6 points or by -0.86 % and then NSE Nifty was at 23136 down by -230.7 points or by -0.99 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 73662.4 and intraday low of 73318.94 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 23145.35 and intraday low of 23070.15
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 287.50,+0.75%), State Bank of India (Rs. 984.15,+0.65%), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1791.10,+0.42%), Axis Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1274.55,+0.11%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. (Rs. 1824.00,+0.05%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. (Rs. 4354.95,-2.76%), Eternal Ltd. (Rs. 251.15,-2.07%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 2979.20,-2.02%), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (Rs. 2158.15,-1.82%), Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (Rs. 3886.35,-1.71%), among others.
HCS index was at 47070.88 up by 162.5 points or by 0.35%. Gufic BioSciences Ltd. (Rs. 396.05,+7.17%), Fermenta Biotech Ltd. (Rs. 351.00,+4.19%), Pfizer Ltd. (Rs. 4619.90,+3.70%), Syngene International Ltd. (Rs. 450.00,+3.64%), Orchid Pharma Ltd. (Rs. 868.20,+3.19%),.
Realty index was at 5888.28 down by -107.56 points or by -1.79%. Anant Raj Ltd. (Rs. 549.90,-3.52%), DLF Ltd. (Rs. 564.00,-2.36%), Godrej Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1669.75,-2.31%), Lodha Developers Ltd. (Rs. 875.00,-2.15%), Prestige Estates Projects Ltd. (Rs. 1353.50,-1.97%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 3811 , shares advanced were 1228 while 2361 shares declined and 222 were unchanged.