Stock markets remained volatile as investors closely tracked escalating tensions between Iran and Israel, fluctuations in crude oil prices, and the approaching deadline for the implementation of US President Donald Trump's proposed reciprocal tariffs.

At 9:40 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 81492.44 up by 47.78 points or by 0.06 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24816.05 up by 4 points or by 0.02 %.

Sensex touched intraday high of 81513.71 and intraday low of 81191.04 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 24825.25 and intraday low of 24738.1

The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Titan Company Ltd. (Rs. 3500.30,+0.79%), Tata Motors Ltd. (Rs. 674.75,+0.69%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 3060.75,+0.67%), Bajaj Finserv Ltd. (Rs. 1993.05,+0.64%), Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (Rs. 2146.65,+0.63%), among others.

The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1683.00,-1.62%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. (Rs. 1351.00,-1.56%), Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1620.95,-0.73%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 285.65,-0.63%), IndusInd Bank Ltd. (Rs. 845.70,-0.58%), among others.

_CGS index was at 70350.64 up by 503.92 points or by 0.72%. Thermax Ltd. (Rs. 3570.35,+1.86%), Hitachi Energy India Ltd. (Rs. 18809.20,+1.85%), Bharat Dynamics Ltd. (Rs. 1930.00,+1.31%), Elgi Equipments Ltd. (Rs. 526.30,+1.20%), CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd. (Rs. 691.00,+1.05%),.

IT index was at 38128.36 down by -232.64 points or by -0.61%. Cyient Ltd. (Rs. 1313.45,-3.22%), BLS E-Services Ltd. (Rs. 191.50,-2.10%), LTIMindtree Ltd. (Rs. 5343.70,-1.93%), 63 Moons Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 915.10,-1.64%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1683.00,-1.62%),.

The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 3180 , shares advanced were 1834 while 1161 shares declined and 185 were unchanged.