Indian benchmark indices closed marginally lower during the special Diwali trading session on Sunday, November 8, after erasing their initial gains following a sharp rally last week.
The 30-share benchmark index ended at 80999.4 down by -28.62 points or by -0.04 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24986.4 down by -43.95 points or by -0.18 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 81442.11 and intraday low of 80932.42 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 25131.85 and intraday low of 24985.3
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1915.10,+2.96%), Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 189.50,+1.88%), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (Rs. 12837.00,+0.79%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 261.50,+0.77%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. (Rs. 1950.50,+0.72%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 3264.70,-0.92%), InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. (Rs. 5412.05,-0.88%), Trent Ltd. (Rs. 3050.10,-0.81%), Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1172.00,-0.73%), Bharti Airtel Ltd. (Rs. 2083.25,-0.62%), among others.
HCS index was at 52502.47 up by 837.89 points or by 1.62%. Divi's Laboratories Ltd. (Rs. 11080.25,+7.52%), One Global Service Provider Ltd. (Rs. 389.00,+6.41%), Medico Remedies Ltd. (Rs. 19.02,+5.55%), Fabtech Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 139.65,+5.48%), Aster DM Quality Care Ltd. (Rs. 750.95,+5.34%),.
Realty index was at 6960.67 down by -34.11 points or by -0.49%. Lodha Developers Ltd. (Rs. 1170.10,-1.51%), Godrej Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1782.25,-1.50%), Prestige Estates Projects Ltd. (Rs. 1605.00,-1.41%), Sobha Ltd. (Rs. 1264.00,-0.91%), DLF Ltd. (Rs. 746.00,-0.64%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4593 , shares advanced were 3358 while 993 shares declined and 242 were unchanged.