Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty on Monday morning tumbled following weak trends in Asian markets and renewed global trade concerns.
At 10:30 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 80880.16 down by -570.85 points or by -0.7 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24565.85 down by -184.85 points or by -0.75 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 81285.85 and intraday low of 80654.26 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 24717.55 and intraday low of 24526.15
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. (Rs. 1454.25,+1.53%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 3007.55,+0.98%), Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Rs. 2369.60,+0.86%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 291.05,+0.40%), Nestle India Ltd. (Rs. 2405.05,+0.35%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 157.75,-2.02%), Titan Company Ltd. (Rs. 3489.30,-1.83%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1550.00,-1.52%), Tata Motors Ltd. (Rs. 709.65,-1.36%), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (Rs. 12153.00,-1.34%), among others.
FMCG index was at 20398.13 up by 89.97 points or by 0.44%. Avadh Sugar & Energy Ltd. (Rs. 548.15,+3.01%), Britannia Industries Ltd. (Rs. 5671.10,+2.92%), Dwarikesh Sugar Industries Ltd. (Rs. 48.80,+2.74%), Dhampur Sugar Mills Ltd. (Rs. 150.45,+2.66%), Prataap Snacks Ltd. (Rs. 1140.65,+2.57%),.
Metal index was at 30360.42 down by -399.94 points or by -1.3%. JSW Steel Ltd. (Rs. 970.30,-2.36%), Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 157.75,-2.02%), Steel Authority of India (SAIL) Ltd. (Rs. 126.55,-2.01%), Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. (Rs. 932.75,-1.66%), Vedanta Ltd. (Rs. 428.70,-1.64%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4015 , shares advanced were 1982 while 1802 shares declined and 231 were unchanged.