The benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty50 extended their gains, supported by buying in auto, FMCG, and realty stocks, while investors remained cautious amid ongoing tensions between the US and Iran.
At 12:40 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 77026.82 up by 548.15 points or by 0.72 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24029.3 up by 163.55 points or by 0.69 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 77110.08 and intraday low of 76538.37 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 24049.9 and intraday low of 23895.1
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Eternal Ltd. (Rs. 274.90,+3.87%), Asian Paints Ltd. (Rs. 2719.00,+3.09%), Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Rs. 2175.55,+2.67%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. (Rs. 1856.05,+2.53%), Axis Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1375.70,+2.21%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1365.30,-2.84%), HCL Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 1051.45,-1.92%), Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (Rs. 4094.05,-1.20%), Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 186.10,-1.09%), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (Rs. 2018.75,-0.75%), among others.
Realty index was at 6616.62 up by 142.84 points or by 2.21%. Aditya Birla Real Estate Ltd. (Rs. 1405.15,+6.26%), Godrej Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1920.80,+2.90%), Prestige Estates Projects Ltd. (Rs. 1608.05,+2.85%), DLF Ltd. (Rs. 636.35,+2.59%), Lodha Developers Ltd. (Rs. 976.25,+2.24%),.
IT index was at 25471.26 down by -246.82 points or by -0.96%. KPIT Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 563.30,-16.11%), Tata Elxsi Ltd. (Rs. 3584.95,-6.40%), Ramco Systems Ltd. (Rs. 805.70,-3.80%), Dynacons Systems & Solutions Ltd. (Rs. 1321.85,-3.42%), Coforge Ltd. (Rs. 1416.85,-3.41%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4416 , shares advanced were 2415 while 1780 shares declined and 221 were unchanged.