Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty closed lower on Monday as heightened geopolitical uncertainty and elevated crude oil prices dampened investor sentiment and weighed on risk appetite.
The 30-share benchmark index ended at 77369.11 down by -171.72 points or by -0.22 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24219.05 down by -32.95 points or by -0.14 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 77789.4 and intraday low of 77201.66 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 24313 and intraday low of 24144.3
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 186.00,+1.86%), HCL Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 1321.00,+1.30%), Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1130.00,+0.89%), Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Rs. 2027.00,+0.50%), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1909.90,+0.47%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. (Rs. 1675.00,-1.30%), Bharat Electronics Ltd. (Rs. 408.25,-1.27%), Bajaj Finance Ltd. (Rs. 1079.40,-1.26%), Bajaj Finserv Ltd. (Rs. 2004.00,-1.22%), Trent Ltd. (Rs. 2897.00,-0.87%), among others.
Metal index was at 42373.22 up by 577.58 points or by 1.38%. Steel Authority of India (SAIL) Ltd. (Rs. 179.35,+3.10%), JSW Steel Ltd. (Rs. 1323.50,+2.45%), National Aluminium Company Ltd. (Rs. 402.75,+1.96%), Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 186.00,+1.86%), Hindalco Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1055.20,+1.73%),.
CDS index was at 65010.59 down by -265.75 points or by -0.41%. Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd. (Rs. 245.95,-2.32%), Berger Paints (India) Ltd. (Rs. 515.70,-1.62%), Dixon Technologies (India) Ltd. (Rs. 14540.05,-1.53%), Blue Star Ltd. (Rs. 1501.05,-0.65%), Asian Paints Ltd. (Rs. 2631.50,-0.33%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4950 , shares advanced were 2201 while 2483 shares declined and 266 were unchanged.