Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled nearly 1 per cent on Friday as weak global markets and a spike in Brent crude oil prices after Israel attacked Iran's capital weighed on investor sentiment.
The 30-share benchmark index ended at 81118.6 down by -573.38 points or by -0.7 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24718.6 down by -169.6 points or by -0.68 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 81238.68 and intraday low of 80354.59 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 24754.35 and intraday low of 24473
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1660.50,+1.02%), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (Rs. 3447.10,+0.38%), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (Rs. 12401.55,+0.16%), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1688.70,+0.10%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. (Rs. 1405.25,-2.71%), ITC Ltd. (Rs. 413.90,-1.67%), State Bank of India (Rs. 792.40,-1.64%), IndusInd Bank Ltd. (Rs. 816.55,-1.59%), HDFC Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1919.60,-1.15%), among others.
Realty index was at 7820.91 up by 10.24 points or by 0.13%. Prestige Estates Projects Ltd. (Rs. 1656.50,+1.04%), Oberoi Realty Ltd. (Rs. 1903.60,+0.74%), Godrej Industries Ltd. (Rs. 2405.30,+0.65%), DLF Ltd. (Rs. 851.80,+0.48%), Macrotech Developers Ltd. (Rs. 1453.10,+0.28%),.
_Bankex index was at 62570.44 down by -639.51 points or by -1.01%. Canara Bank (Rs. 111.45,-3.67%), State Bank of India (Rs. 792.40,-1.64%), IndusInd Bank Ltd. (Rs. 816.55,-1.59%), YES Bank Ltd. (Rs. 20.16,-1.27%), HDFC Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1919.60,-1.15%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4342 , shares advanced were 1639 while 2539 shares declined and 164 were unchanged.