Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty on Monday ended marginally lower, following sluggish trends in global markets amid renewed global trade concerns.
Besides, the Russian-Ukraine conflict, sharp jump in Brent crude oil prices and foreign fund outflows dented investors' sentiment, experts noted.
The 30-share benchmark index ended at 81373.75 down by -77.26 points or by -0.09 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24716.6 down by -34.1 points or by -0.14 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 81474.26 and intraday low of 80654.26 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 24754.4 and intraday low of 24526.15
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. (Rs. 1468.30,+2.51%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 3025.45,+1.58%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 293.00,+1.07%), Eternal Ltd. (Rs. 241.30,+1.07%), Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Rs. 2372.95,+1.00%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1550.90,-1.47%), Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 159.05,-1.21%), Tata Motors Ltd. (Rs. 711.40,-1.12%), Titan Company Ltd. (Rs. 3525.65,-0.80%), HDFC Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1932.85,-0.60%), among others.
Realty index was at 7534.7 up by 175.27 points or by 2.38%. Brigade Enterprises Ltd. (Rs. 1170.00,+6.71%), Prestige Estates Projects Ltd. (Rs. 1541.05,+5.00%), Anant Raj Ltd. (Rs. 579.80,+3.25%), Phoenix Mills Ltd. (Rs. 1587.25,+3.09%), DLF Ltd. (Rs. 810.50,+1.66%),.
Metal index was at 30582.03 down by -178.33 points or by -0.58%. JSW Steel Ltd. (Rs. 979.00,-1.49%), Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 159.05,-1.21%), Hindustan Zinc Ltd. (Rs. 452.90,-1.17%), Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. (Rs. 940.90,-0.80%), Vedanta Ltd. (Rs. 432.55,-0.76%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4504 , shares advanced were 2256 while 2054 shares declined and 194 were unchanged.