Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower on Monday, weighed down by elevated crude oil prices, escalating US-Iran hostilities and concerns over a possible US interest rate hike.
The combination of rising energy prices and heightened geopolitical uncertainty dampened investor sentiment and kept market participants cautious through the session.
The 30-share benchmark index ended at 76132.81 down by -382.62 points or by -0.5 % and then NSE Nifty was at 23779.15 down by -118.55 points or by -0.5 %.
ntraday low of 75970.52 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 23890 and intraday low of 23737.9
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (Rs. 3990.00,+0.61%), Bharti Airtel Ltd. (Rs. 1853.00,+0.60%), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (Rs. 12760.00,+0.47%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 266.95,+0.36%), ICICI Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1428.00,+0.35%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1087.00,-3.81%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1560.80,-1.96%), Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 185.50,-1.85%), Bajaj Finserv Ltd. (Rs. 1940.00,-1.57%), UltraTech Cement Ltd. (Rs. 11188.00,-1.41%), among others.
HCS index was at 51276.89 up by 363.69 points or by 0.71%. Anuh Pharma Ltd. (Rs. 91.00,+12.01%), Strides Pharma Science Ltd. (Rs. 1178.40,+11.34%), Themis Medicare Ltd. (Rs. 132.35,+9.74%), Hikal Ltd. (Rs. 243.05,+9.38%), Solara Active Pharma Sciences Ltd. (Rs. 693.65,+8.38%),.
_IT index was at 28781.89 down by -619.21 points or by -2.11%. eMudhra Ltd. (Rs. 503.05,-4.04%), Mastek Ltd. (Rs. 1699.75,-4.01%), Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1087.00,-3.81%), Subex Ltd. (Rs. 16.70,-3.47%), Happiest Minds Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 343.20,-3.15%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4972 , shares advanced were 2106 while 2598 shares declined and 268 were unchanged.