The Nifty 50 and Sensex gained, tracking a broader rise in global equities as concerns over further monetary tightening eased following supportive economic data.
At 9:40 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 72483.58 up by 573.88 points or by 0.8 % and then NSE Nifty was at 22568.95 up by 147 points or by 0.66 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 72534.16 and intraday low of 72171.93 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 22571.3 and intraday low of 22506.35
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Bajaj Finance Ltd. (Rs. 985.05,+3.76%), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (Rs. 2128.00,+2.34%), ITC Ltd. (Rs. 260.70,+1.44%), Axis Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1230.40,+1.35%), Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (Rs. 3732.95,+1.29%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Bharat Electronics Ltd. (Rs. 379.00,-1.17%), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1793.80,-0.90%), Asian Paints Ltd. (Rs. 2384.75,-0.89%), HCL Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 1238.70,-0.59%), Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 178.25,-0.47%), among others.
Bankex index was at 62095.61 up by 739.48 points or by 1.21%. Punjab National Bank (Rs. 113.00,+2.82%), Au Small Finance Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1013.30,+2.29%), Federal Bank Ltd. (Rs. 323.80,+2.29%), Bank of Baroda (Rs. 235.95,+1.81%), YES Bank Ltd. (Rs. 21.03,+1.59%),.
HCS index was at 49501.98 down by -397.96 points or by -0.8%. Anlon Healthcare Ltd. (Rs. 31.31,-4.98%), Solara Active Pharma Sciences Ltd. (Rs. 685.95,-4.20%), TAKE Ltd. (Rs. 12.24,-2.93%), Jupiter Life Line Hospitals Ltd. (Rs. 252.10,-2.85%), Yatharth Hospital & Trauma Care Services Ltd. (Rs. 1006.00,-2.83%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 3953 , shares advanced were 2358 while 1341 shares declined and 254 were unchanged.