Indian benchmark equity indices BSE Sensex and Nifty50 were trading lower on Tuesday, amid weak global cues.
At 12:45 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 80571.65 down by -225.19 points or by -0.28 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24385.35 down by -75.8 points or by -0.31 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 80981.58 and intraday low of 80510.15 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 24509.65 and intraday low of 24356.75
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Bharti Airtel Ltd. (Rs. 1902.25,+1.97%), Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 144.50,+1.69%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 3060.90,+1.31%), Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Rs. 2373.25,+1.05%), Nestle India Ltd. (Rs. 2350.20,+0.85%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were NTPC Ltd. (Rs. 341.25,-2.09%), Eternal Ltd. (Rs. 235.05,-2.06%), State Bank of India (Rs. 774.55,-1.96%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. (Rs. 1321.20,-1.90%), IndusInd Bank Ltd. (Rs. 831.45,-1.81%), among others.
Auto index was at 51011.24 up by 144.87 points or by 0.28%. Hero MotoCorp Ltd. (Rs. 3863.30,+2.46%), Balkrishna Industries Ltd. (Rs. 2746.00,+1.73%), UNO Minda Ltd. (Rs. 924.45,+1.39%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 3060.90,+1.31%), Eicher Motors Ltd. (Rs. 5525.95,+1.23%),.
Realty index was at 6712.83 down by -156.77 points or by -2.28%. Godrej Industries Ltd. (Rs. 2130.00,-4.00%), Oberoi Realty Ltd. (Rs. 1579.20,-2.79%), Prestige Estates Projects Ltd. (Rs. 1349.40,-2.55%), Sobha Ltd. (Rs. 1290.70,-2.39%), Anant Raj Ltd. (Rs. 450.65,-2.21%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4062 , shares advanced were 1034 while 2856 shares declined and 172 were unchanged.