Indian benchmark indices erased all the early gains and were trading lower with Sensex down nearly 200 points and Nifty below 24200.
At 12:24 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 77347.14 down by -193.69 points or by -0.25 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24194.7 down by -57.3 points or by -0.24 %
Sensex touched intraday high of 77789.4 and intraday low of 77305.56 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 24313 and intraday low of 24173.75
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1135.60,+1.39%), Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 185.00,+1.31%), HCL Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 1318.25,+1.09%), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1916.55,+0.82%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1591.40,+0.53%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. (Rs. 1676.35,-1.22%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 269.20,-1.14%), Bharat Electronics Ltd. (Rs. 408.90,-1.11%), State Bank of India (Rs. 1034.55,-1.04%), Axis Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1233.50,-1.03%), among others.
Metal index was at 42269.86 up by 474.22 points or by 1.13%. Steel Authority of India (SAIL) Ltd. (Rs. 179.95,+3.45%), National Aluminium Company Ltd. (Rs. 403.00,+2.03%), NMDC Ltd. (Rs. 85.93,+1.87%), JSW Steel Ltd. (Rs. 1311.95,+1.56%), Hindalco Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1052.50,+1.47%),.
CDS index was at 64909.01 down by -367.33 points or by -0.56%. Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd. (Rs. 245.10,-2.66%), Dixon Technologies (India) Ltd. (Rs. 14576.90,-1.28%), Berger Paints (India) Ltd. (Rs. 518.45,-1.10%), Havells India Ltd. (Rs. 1257.80,-0.57%), Titan Company Ltd. (Rs. 5055.05,-0.49%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4626 , shares advanced were 2184 while 2177 shares declined and 265 were unchanged.