Indian equity benchmarks opened on a weak note this morning, tracking mixed global cues and cautious investor sentiment.
Investors are likely to remain cautious amid mixed global cues and the final set of Q4 earnings. Additionally, developments around US President Trump's tariff plans may influence market sentiment.
At 9:35 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 81521.66 down by -654.79 points or by -0.8 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24790.65 down by -210.5 points or by -0.84 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 82091.54 and intraday low of 81303.88 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 24976.1 and intraday low of 24769.3
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were IndusInd Bank Ltd. (Rs. 800.95,+0.09%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were UltraTech Cement Ltd. (Rs. 11511.00,-1.52%), NTPC Ltd. (Rs. 338.40,-1.46%), Axis Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1198.25,-1.40%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 3042.80,-1.23%), Eternal Ltd. (Rs. 224.15,-1.15%), among others.
Realty index was at 7334.8 up by 24.69 points or by 0.34%. Macrotech Developers Ltd. (Rs. 1460.85,+1.49%), Phoenix Mills Ltd. (Rs. 1607.35,+0.64%), Signatureglobal (India) Ltd. (Rs. 1194.90,+0.63%), Anant Raj Ltd. (Rs. 523.70,+0.38%), DLF Ltd. (Rs. 779.70,+0.32%),.
Oil&Gas index was at 27187.96 down by -214.36 points or by -0.78%. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 318.45,-1.39%), Reliance Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1419.70,-1.01%), GAIL (India) Ltd. (Rs. 191.50,-0.83%), Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 244.05,-0.71%), Indraprastha Gas Ltd. (Rs. 205.00,-0.63%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 3119 , shares advanced were 1426 while 1552 shares declined and 141 were unchanged.