Indian benchmark indices extended their losses on Monday afternoon, with the Sensex declining 1,100 points, amid continued selling pressure in the market.
At 14:40 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 72748.78 down by -1146.96 points or by -1.55 % and then NSE Nifty was at 22838.45 down by -302.05 points or by -1.31 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 73740.85 and intraday low of 72716.23 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 23080.25 and intraday low of 22807.55
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1001.05,+0.01%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. (Rs. 1739.50,-2.49%), Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (Rs. 3788.10,-2.34%), State Bank of India (Rs. 959.80,-2.31%), HDFC Bank Ltd. (Rs. 718.90,-2.30%), Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Rs. 1896.70,-2.23%), among others.
IT index was at 27005.14 up by -138.58 points or by -0.51%. R Systems International Ltd. (Rs. 266.20,+12.94%), DC Infotech and Communication Ltd. (Rs. 324.50,+7.52%), Allied Digital Services Ltd. (Rs. 116.95,+1.26%), Control Print Ltd. (Rs. 597.05,+1.03%), Oracle Financial Services Software Ltd. (Rs. 10837.00,+0.73%),.
Power index was at 7169.83 down by -167.13 points or by -2.28%. Adani Green Energy Ltd. (Rs. 1234.05,-4.56%), Siemens Energy India Ltd. (Rs. 3185.10,-3.93%), Adani Power Ltd. (Rs. 196.35,-3.28%), Hitachi Energy India Ltd. (Rs. 30103.70,-3.16%), Suzlon Energy Ltd. (Rs. 39.59,-2.92%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4852 , shares advanced were 1292 while 3314 shares declined and 247 were unchanged.