Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled nearly 1 per cent on Thursday mirroring weak trends in global equities due to rising bond yields and US debt concerns.
The 30-share benchmark index ended at 80951.99 down by -644.64 points or by -0.79 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24609.7 down by -203.75 points or by -0.82 %.
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. 785.10,+1.82%), Bharti Airtel Ltd. (Rs. 1830.35,+0.44%), UltraTech Cement Ltd. (Rs. 11671.00,+0.10%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 3007.70,-2.59%), Bajaj Finserv Ltd. (Rs. 2000.00,-1.80%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1569.85,-1.77%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 291.00,-1.74%), ITC Ltd. (Rs. 426.10,-1.58%), among others.
HCS index was at 42516.66 up by -77.07 points or by -0.18%. Dishman Carbogen Amcis Ltd. (Rs. 244.90,+11.32%), Fortis Healthcare Ltd. (Rs. 724.10,+7.69%), Jubilant Pharmova Ltd. (Rs. 1068.65,+7.64%), Strides Pharma Science Ltd. (Rs. 733.95,+5.61%), Shilpa Medicare Ltd. (Rs. 735.00,+4.58%),.
FMCG index was at 20355.64 down by -256.82 points or by -1.25%. Vadilal Industries Ltd. (Rs. 5997.35,-11.32%), Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd. (Rs. 2486.40,-6.47%), Eveready Industries India Ltd. (Rs. 314.95,-2.79%), Godfrey Phillips India Ltd. (Rs. 8350.00,-2.40%), United Breweries Ltd. (Rs. 1991.90,-2.02%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4300 , shares advanced were 1859 while 2249 shares declined and 192 were unchanged.