Indian equity benchmarks plunged sharply on Thursday, tracking weakness in Asian markets, with auto and consumer goods stocks leading the decline.
At 14:50 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 81000.34 down by -596.29 points or by -0.73 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24557.55 down by -255.9 points or by -1.03 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 81323.24 and intraday low of 80489.92 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 24737.5 and intraday low of 24462.4
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were IndusInd Bank Ltd. (Rs. 778.20,+0.92%), Bharti Airtel Ltd. (Rs. 1831.85,+0.52%), UltraTech Cement Ltd. (Rs. 11691.50,+0.27%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 3008.30,-2.57%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1566.00,-2.01%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 290.90,-1.77%), Bajaj Finserv Ltd. (Rs. 2002.40,-1.68%), ITC Ltd. (Rs. 426.10,-1.58%), among others.
_HCS index was at 42517.5 up by -76.23 points or by -0.18%. Dishman Carbogen Amcis Ltd. (Rs. 245.85,+11.75%), Fortis Healthcare Ltd. (Rs. 723.55,+7.61%), Jubilant Pharmova Ltd. (Rs. 1062.00,+6.97%), Strides Pharma Science Ltd. (Rs. 742.15,+6.79%), Shilpa Medicare Ltd. (Rs. 735.45,+4.65%),.
Oil&Gas index was at 26922.63 down by -350.54 points or by -1.29%. Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 241.30,-2.99%), Oil India Ltd. (Rs. 416.75,-2.30%), Indraprastha Gas Ltd. (Rs. 203.40,-2.00%), Reliance Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1407.25,-1.52%), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 311.60,-1.39%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4253 , shares advanced were 1689 while 2357 shares declined and 207 were unchanged.