Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty slumped on Monday, as escalating tensions in the Middle East following the US airstrikes on three key nuclear sites in Iran shook investor confidence.
The 30-share benchmark index ended at 81896.79 down by -511.38 points or by -0.62 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24971.9 down by -140.5 points or by -0.56 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 82169.67 and intraday low of 81476.76 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 25057 and intraday low of 24824.85
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Bajaj Finance Ltd. (Rs. 915.50,+1.20%), Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (Rs. 2184.90,+0.71%), Bajaj Finserv Ltd. (Rs. 1994.95,+0.58%), Eternal Ltd. (Rs. 254.50,+0.43%), Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 152.45,+0.36%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1584.70,-2.29%), Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (Rs. 3583.30,-2.11%), HCL Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 1703.25,-2.10%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 3131.75,-1.59%), Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Rs. 2275.10,-1.29%), among others.
CGS index was at 70903.38 up by 660.02 points or by 0.94%. Elgi Equipments Ltd. (Rs. 534.80,+4.72%), Bharat Electronics Ltd. (Rs. 420.90,+3.15%), Finolex Cables Ltd. (Rs. 940.00,+2.47%), NBCC (India) Ltd. (Rs. 119.90,+2.39%), Kalpataru Projects International Ltd. (Rs. 1185.10,+2.20%),.
IT index was at 37613.94 down by -557.56 points or by -1.46%. D-Link (India) Ltd. (Rs. 519.40,-4.38%), Oracle Financial Services Software Ltd. (Rs. 9158.05,-2.53%), Genesys International Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 628.50,-2.29%), Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1584.70,-2.29%), Magellanic Cloud Ltd. (Rs. 73.80,-2.16%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4435 , shares advanced were 1962 while 2268 shares declined and 205 were unchanged.