Indian benchmark indices remained under pressure during the noon trading session on Tuesday, with the Sensex losing more than 300 points, while the Nifty hovered around the 24,200 level.
At 12:30 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 77411.57 down by -316.59 points or by -0.41 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24209.2 down by -78.45 points or by -0.32 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 77575.21 and intraday low of 77275.96 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 24269.65 and intraday low of 24174.45
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 3429.55,+0.87%), Bajaj Finance Ltd. (Rs. 1099.20,+0.84%), Trent Ltd. (Rs. 2971.50,+0.73%), Axis Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1238.65,+0.70%), Reliance Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1324.80,+0.49%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Asian Paints Ltd. (Rs. 2626.65,-2.54%), HCL Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 1297.60,-2.11%), Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1115.20,-2.00%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1583.00,-1.42%), InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. (Rs. 5207.10,-1.38%), among others.
Auto index was at 64701.74 up by 235.48 points or by 0.37%. Tube Investments of India Ltd. (Rs. 2970.00,+8.87%), Bosch Ltd. (Rs. 48276.30,+2.88%), Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd. (Rs. 817.70,+1.58%), Hyundai Motor India Ltd. (Rs. 2217.00,+1.41%), Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd. (Rs. 170.55,+1.37%),.
IT index was at 29139.32 down by -456.52 points or by -1.54%. Nelco Ltd. (Rs. 962.00,-11.06%), Ramco Systems Ltd. (Rs. 569.90,-3.98%), GNG Electronics Ltd. (Rs. 573.20,-3.34%), Tanla Platforms Ltd. (Rs. 557.40,-2.70%), Black Box Ltd. (Rs. 754.90,-2.47%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4472 , shares advanced were 1919 while 2324 shares declined and 229 were unchanged.