Indian stock markets were trading higher on Monday, tracking positive global cues, ahead of the US and China trade talks, which are scheduled to be held in London today.
At 12:40 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 82524.37 up by 335.38 points or by 0.41 % and then NSE Nifty was at 25116.4 up by 113.35 points or by 0.45 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 82669 and intraday low of 82434.77 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 25160.1 and intraday low of 25077.15
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (Rs. 2137.75,+3.16%), Bajaj Finance Ltd. (Rs. 9625.00,+2.69%), Axis Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1221.55,+2.20%), IndusInd Bank Ltd. (Rs. 837.15,+1.69%), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (Rs. 3430.95,+1.34%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were ICICI Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1441.20,-1.25%), Eternal Ltd. (Rs. 258.80,-1.20%), Titan Company Ltd. (Rs. 3539.40,-0.61%), UltraTech Cement Ltd. (Rs. 11186.00,-0.54%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 3092.60,-0.40%), among others.
PSU index was at 20129.23 up by 227.36 points or by 1.14%. Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd. (Rs. 182.80,+4.55%), Bank of India (Rs. 129.35,+4.06%), ITI Ltd. (Rs. 337.00,+3.58%), Bank of Maharashtra (Rs. 56.69,+2.98%), Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 412.55,+2.89%),.
Realty index was at 8056.64 down by -12.65 points or by -0.16%. Brigade Enterprises Ltd. (Rs. 1255.00,-1.77%), Sobha Ltd. (Rs. 1664.85,-0.93%), Oberoi Realty Ltd. (Rs. 1892.25,-0.68%), DLF Ltd. (Rs. 876.40,-0.41%), Prestige Estates Projects Ltd. (Rs. 1714.45,-0.15%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4400 , shares advanced were 2879 while 1326 shares declined and 195 were unchanged.