Indian benchmark indices were trading lower during the noon trading as investors digested the United States' bombing of three nuclear facilities in Iran, siding with Israel in the West Asia war.
At 12:45 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 81807.18 down by -600.99 points or by -0.73 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24944.1 down by -168.3 points or by -0.67 %.
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 Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. (Rs. 1359.40,+0.69%), Bajaj Finance Ltd. (Rs. 910.00,+0.59%), Eternal Ltd. (Rs. 254.65,+0.49%), Bajaj Finserv Ltd. (Rs. 1990.80,+0.38%), Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 152.10,+0.13%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1583.10,-2.39%), Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (Rs. 3597.65,-1.72%), HCL Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 1710.00,-1.71%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 3134.10,-1.51%), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (Rs. 3385.20,-1.43%), among others.
CGS index was at 70932.9 up by 689.54 points or by 0.98%. Elgi Equipments Ltd. (Rs. 529.70,+3.72%), Bharat Electronics Ltd. (Rs. 419.35,+2.77%), Finolex Cables Ltd. (Rs. 940.95,+2.57%), Thermax Ltd. (Rs. 3502.45,+2.44%), Bharat Dynamics Ltd. (Rs. 1946.80,+2.38%),.
IT index was at 37640.6 down by -530.9 points or by -1.39%. D-Link (India) Ltd. (Rs. 520.95,-4.10%), Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1584.10,-2.33%), HCL Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 1710.00,-1.71%), BLS E-Services Ltd. (Rs. 186.00,-1.67%), Genesys International Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 632.75,-1.63%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4243 , shares advanced were 1748 while 2290 shares declined and 205 were unchanged.