Indian benchmark indices ended lower on Tuesday, with the Sensex declining 493 points and the Nifty settling at 24,154.90, as elevated crude oil prices and diminishing hopes of a diplomatic resolution to tensions in West Asia dampened investor sentiment.
The 30-share benchmark index ended at 77235.46 down by -492.7 points or by -0.63 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24154.9 down by -132.75 points or by -0.55 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 77575.21 and intraday low of 77234.36 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 24269.65 and intraday low of 24154.9
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Axis Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1241.00,+0.89%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 267.80,+0.66%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 3416.00,+0.47%), Bajaj Finance Ltd. (Rs. 1092.95,+0.27%), Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (Rs. 4082.00,+0.15%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Asian Paints Ltd. (Rs. 2630.25,-2.40%), Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1115.00,-2.02%), HCL Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 1300.00,-1.93%), Bharti Airtel Ltd. (Rs. 1935.00,-1.75%), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (Rs. 2281.00,-1.47%), among others.
HCS index was at 50813.83 up by 124.45 points or by 0.25%. Sigachi Industries Ltd. (Rs. 29.66,+12.48%), Solara Active Pharma Sciences Ltd. (Rs. 550.20,+8.05%), GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Rs. 2883.20,+6.79%), Acutaas Chemicals Ltd. (Rs. 3389.45,+5.89%), Gujarat Themis Biosyn Ltd. (Rs. 373.10,+5.75%),.
IT index was at 29105.73 down by -490.11 points or by -1.66%. Nelco Ltd. (Rs. 949.25,-12.24%), Mastek Ltd. (Rs. 1707.00,-5.82%), Ramco Systems Ltd. (Rs. 563.95,-4.99%), Innovana Thinklabs Ltd. (Rs. 303.00,-4.42%), GNG Electronics Ltd. (Rs. 570.05,-3.87%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4769 , shares advanced were 2063 while 2485 shares declined and 221 were unchanged.