Indian equity benchmark indices ended flat on Tuesday as profit booking in banking stocks, cautious investor sentiment over US-China trade negotiations, and mixed global cues kept markets subdued.
The 30-share benchmark index ended at 82391.72 down by -53.49 points or by -0.06 % and then NSE Nifty was at 25104.25 up by 1.05 points or by 0 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 82680.79 and intraday low of 82240.4 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 25199.3 and intraday low of 25055.45
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1614.45,+2.27%), Tata Motors Ltd. (Rs. 732.25,+2.01%), Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1596.25,+1.51%), HCL Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 1667.95,+1.18%), IndusInd Bank Ltd. (Rs. 846.30,+1.17%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Asian Paints Ltd. (Rs. 2219.70,-1.27%), Bajaj Finance Ltd. (Rs. 9497.05,-1.16%), Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 155.70,-0.99%), Bajaj Finserv Ltd. (Rs. 1998.35,-0.92%), ICICI Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1422.90,-0.84%), among others.
IT index was at 37798.96 up by 586.39 points or by 1.58%. Nelco Ltd. (Rs. 976.65,+8.72%), Oracle Financial Services Software Ltd. (Rs. 9529.00,+4.03%), L&T Technology Services Ltd. (Rs. 4491.10,+3.60%), Affle 3I Ltd. (Rs. 1935.00,+3.59%), R Systems International Ltd. (Rs. 431.20,+3.52%),.
Realty index was at 7964.76 down by -95.39 points or by -1.18%. Macrotech Developers Ltd. (Rs. 1467.00,-2.98%), Prestige Estates Projects Ltd. (Rs. 1661.25,-2.78%), Anant Raj Ltd. (Rs. 577.15,-1.45%), DLF Ltd. (Rs. 867.10,-1.30%), Brigade Enterprises Ltd. (Rs. 1240.00,-1.08%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4400 , shares advanced were 2344 while 1891 shares declined and 165 were unchanged.