Indian benchmark indices were trading firm, tracking mixed global cues before the US Federal Reserve's policy decision.
At 14:20 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 77032.68 up by 224.2 points or by 0.29 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24049.2 up by 60.05 points or by 0.25 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 77218.99 and intraday low of 76768.49 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 24108.2 and intraday low of 23969.7
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Trent Ltd. (Rs. 3075.00,+6.14%), Eternal Ltd. (Rs. 258.30,+1.87%), Bharat Electronics Ltd. (Rs. 414.50,+1.76%), Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 199.00,+1.53%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1465.65,+1.35%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Bajaj Finserv Ltd. (Rs. 1759.60,-1.51%), Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (Rs. 403.25,-1.19%), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (Rs. 13590.75,-0.75%), Axis Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1356.85,-0.66%), Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Rs. 2188.85,-0.56%), among others.
CGS index was at 81652.82 up by 1531.61 points or by 1.91%. Data Patterns (India) Ltd. (Rs. 4762.00,+6.36%), Carborundum Universal Ltd. (Rs. 1122.80,+5.44%), Bharat Dynamics Ltd. (Rs. 1296.20,+4.82%), KEI Industries Ltd. (Rs. 5630.60,+4.56%), GE Vernova T&D India Ltd. (Rs. 5070.05,+4.04%),.
Auto index was at 58742.55 down by -523.58 points or by -0.88%. Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd. (Rs. 362.00,-8.03%), Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd. (Rs. 143.95,-2.37%), Tube Investments of India Ltd. (Rs. 3220.95,-1.31%), Eicher Motors Ltd. (Rs. 7475.00,-1.09%), Hero MotoCorp Ltd. (Rs. 4993.05,-0.78%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4586 , shares advanced were 2386 while 1964 shares declined and 236 were unchanged.