Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty were trading lower on Monday amid heightened tensions in the Middle East after the US bombed three major nuclear sites in Iran.
At 10:45 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 81782.79 down by -625.38 points or by -0.76 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24903.35 down by -209.05 points or by -0.83 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 81984.44 and intraday low of 81476.76 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 24988.1 and intraday low of 24824.85
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Eternal Ltd. (Rs. 255.25,+0.73%), Bharti Airtel Ltd. (Rs. 1940.50,+0.18%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. (Rs. 1351.65,+0.11%), Nestle India Ltd. (Rs. 2367.10,+0.10%), Bajaj Finance Ltd. (Rs. 904.95,+0.03%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1589.00,-2.03%), HCL Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 1710.85,-1.66%), Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Rs. 2269.30,-1.54%), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (Rs. 3390.50,-1.28%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 289.95,-1.07%), among others.
CGS index was at 70589.7 up by 346.34 points or by 0.49%. Elgi Equipments Ltd. (Rs. 525.35,+2.87%), Bharat Electronics Ltd. (Rs. 418.00,+2.44%), Thermax Ltd. (Rs. 3482.55,+1.85%), Kalpataru Projects International Ltd. (Rs. 1178.60,+1.64%), Finolex Cables Ltd. (Rs. 931.25,+1.52%),.
IT index was at 37708.95 down by -462.55 points or by -1.21%. D-Link (India) Ltd. (Rs. 520.90,-4.11%), Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1589.00,-2.03%), HCL Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 1710.85,-1.66%), Dynacons Systems & Solutions Ltd. (Rs. 1062.45,-1.56%), Ksolves India Ltd. (Rs. 336.35,-1.46%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 3991 , shares advanced were 1526 while 2231 shares declined and 234 were unchanged.