Indian equity benchmarks plunged sharply on Thursday, tracking weakness in Asian markets, with auto and consumer goods stocks leading the decline.
At 12:30 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 80747.81 down by -848.82 points or by -1.04 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24557.3 down by -256.15 points or by -1.03 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 81323.24 and intraday low of 80685.09 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 24737.5 and intraday low of 24541.6
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 162.95,+0.84%), Bharti Airtel Ltd. (Rs. 1833.65,+0.62%), IndusInd Bank Ltd. (Rs. 772.25,+0.15%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 3002.95,-2.74%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 289.35,-2.30%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1565.50,-2.04%), ITC Ltd. (Rs. 425.10,-1.81%), Bajaj Finserv Ltd. (Rs. 2001.45,-1.73%), among others.
Metal index was at 31053.17 up by -31.37 points or by -0.1%. National Aluminium Company Ltd. (Rs. 186.35,+2.59%), Steel Authority of India (SAIL) Ltd. (Rs. 126.40,+1.24%), APL Apollo Tubes Ltd. (Rs. 1836.00,+1.20%), Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 162.95,+0.84%), NMDC Ltd. (Rs. 70.49,+0.44%),.
FMCG index was at 20330.53 down by -281.93 points or by -1.37%. Vadilal Industries Ltd. (Rs. 6065.75,-10.31%), Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd. (Rs. 2530.00,-4.83%), United Breweries Ltd. (Rs. 1980.50,-2.58%), Godfrey Phillips India Ltd. (Rs. 8360.05,-2.29%), Globus Spirits Ltd. (Rs. 1015.80,-2.15%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4071 , shares advanced were 1703 while 2148 shares declined and 220 were unchanged.