The Nifty50 and Sensex opened lower, as investors remained cautious amid concerns over the oil price outlook and central bank policy actions, with simmering US-Iran tensions adding to market uncertainty.
At 9:30 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 75723.81 down by -409 points or by -0.54 % and then NSE Nifty was at 23694.15 down by -85 points or by -0.36 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 76012.11 and intraday low of 75714.61 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 23758.95 and intraday low of 23680.65
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Bharat Electronics Ltd. (Rs. 410.35,+1.45%), Eternal Ltd. (Rs. 321.40,+0.33%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. (Rs. 1696.00,+0.30%), Bajaj Finserv Ltd. (Rs. 1942.95,+0.15%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 3123.65,-1.27%), Trent Ltd. (Rs. 2776.50,-1.26%), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1880.00,-1.04%), Axis Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1255.45,-0.94%), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (Rs. 2252.00,-0.85%), among others.
CGS index was at 78246.85 up by 561.09 points or by 0.72%. GE Vernova T&D India Ltd. (Rs. 4646.15,+6.49%), Data Patterns (India) Ltd. (Rs. 4772.15,+3.96%), Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (Rs. 4988.00,+2.71%), Polycab India Ltd. (Rs. 8407.05,+1.85%), Bharat Electronics Ltd. (Rs. 410.35,+1.45%),.
Realty index was at 6894.36 down by -95.61 points or by -1.37%. Lodha Developers Ltd. (Rs. 1181.30,-2.43%), Brigade Enterprises Ltd. (Rs. 670.15,-1.52%), Prestige Estates Projects Ltd. (Rs. 1536.10,-1.46%), Anant Raj Ltd. (Rs. 632.00,-1.42%), Godrej Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1889.70,-1.32%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 3451 , shares advanced were 1627 while 1634 shares declined and 190 were unchanged.