Indian benchmark indices continued to hover in red as investors remained cautious over the oil price outlook and central bank policy actions, while ongoing US-Iran tensions further weighed on market sentiment.
At 14:26 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 75625.51 down by -507.3 points or by -0.67 % and then NSE Nifty was at 23649.1 down by -130.05 points or by -0.55 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 76012.11 and intraday low of 75553.35 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 23758.95 and intraday low of 23623.1
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Bharat Electronics Ltd. (Rs. 411.65,+1.77%), Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Rs. 1985.45,+0.99%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. (Rs. 1707.35,+0.97%), Eternal Ltd. (Rs. 322.05,+0.53%), ITC Ltd. (Rs. 264.80,+0.40%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were ICICI Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1401.00,-1.89%), Axis Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1245.40,-1.73%), UltraTech Cement Ltd. (Rs. 11020.15,-1.50%), Reliance Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1291.30,-1.39%), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (Rs. 12630.00,-1.02%), among others.
CGS index was at 78722.16 up by 1036.4 points or by 1.33%. GE Vernova T&D India Ltd. (Rs. 4751.95,+8.91%), Data Patterns (India) Ltd. (Rs. 4924.55,+7.28%), Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (Rs. 5058.00,+4.16%), Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd. (Rs. 2260.40,+3.99%), Siemens Energy India Ltd. (Rs. 3232.30,+3.51%),.
Oil&Gas index was at 25809.57 down by -207.88 points or by -0.8%. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 303.10,-2.87%), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 348.00,-2.43%), Reliance Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1291.30,-1.39%), Petronet LNG Ltd. (Rs. 286.05,-1.28%), Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 134.00,-1.11%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4728 , shares advanced were 2071 while 2402 shares declined and 255 were unchanged.