Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty traded higher on Friday supported by sustained foreign fund inflows and relatively stable crude oil prices.
At 10:40 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 79764.2 up by 454.19 points or by 0.57 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24652.3 up by 115.7 points or by 0.47 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 80044.67 and intraday low of 79016.05 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 24673.55 and intraday low of 24388.05
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 3235.05,+4.22%), Titan Company Ltd. (Rs. 4987.20,+3.22%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. (Rs. 1926.00,+1.53%), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (Rs. 2530.20,+1.49%), ICICI Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1520.30,+1.40%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 256.25,-1.82%), Bajaj Finance Ltd. (Rs. 1054.95,-1.42%), InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. (Rs. 5372.30,-1.21%), Asian Paints Ltd. (Rs. 2502.55,-1.00%), Bharat Electronics Ltd. (Rs. 390.95,-0.99%), among others.
TECk index was at 16640.85 up by 120.74 points or by 0.73%. Mphasis Ltd. (Rs. 2595.95,+3.22%), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (Rs. 2530.20,+1.49%), HCL Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 1451.00,+1.33%), Persistent Systems Ltd. (Rs. 6178.20,+1.06%), Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1177.00,+0.93%),.
CGS index was at 68637.45 down by -2794.83 points or by -3.91%. Thermax Ltd. (Rs. 2770.25,-16.62%), Astral Ltd. (Rs. 1234.90,-10.92%), Apar Industries Ltd. (Rs. 13950.00,-10.66%), CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd. (Rs. 736.90,-8.96%), Data Patterns (India) Ltd. (Rs. 3686.30,-7.26%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4169 , shares advanced were 1396 while 2562 shares declined and 211 were unchanged.