Benchmark indices BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 were trading firm, supported by buying interest in stocks such as BEL, Bharti Airtel, Eicher Motors, Tata Motors, Tata Steel, Maruti Suzuki, and M&M.
At 9:40 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 83136.13 up by 380.62 points or by 0.46 % and then NSE Nifty was at 25348.7 up by 103.95 points or by 0.41 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 83211.81 and intraday low of 82816.26 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 25351.85 and intraday low of 25259.9
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Bajaj Finance Ltd. (Rs. 945.20,+1.83%), Bharti Airtel Ltd. (Rs. 1993.00,+1.40%), Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 158.35,+1.25%), Bajaj Finserv Ltd. (Rs. 2034.30,+1.16%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. (Rs. 1405.00,+0.90%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1695.20,-0.54%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 3207.40,-0.25%), State Bank of India (Rs. 798.75,-0.17%), Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1613.00,-0.15%), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (Rs. 3441.25,-0.13%), among others.
Metal index was at 31217.05 up by 193.39 points or by 0.62%. Steel Authority of India (SAIL) Ltd. (Rs. 130.05,+1.44%), Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 158.35,+1.25%), Jindal Stainless Ltd. (Rs. 678.50,+0.72%), Hindalco Industries Ltd. (Rs. 677.00,+0.68%), NMDC Ltd. (Rs. 69.50,+0.68%),.
Realty index was at 7826.69 down by -87.88 points or by -1.11%. Macrotech Developers Ltd. (Rs. 1430.05,-1.91%), DLF Ltd. (Rs. 842.45,-1.40%), Prestige Estates Projects Ltd. (Rs. 1726.00,-1.34%), Oberoi Realty Ltd. (Rs. 1967.25,-1.07%), Brigade Enterprises Ltd. (Rs. 1144.90,-1.03%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 3142 , shares advanced were 1956 while 1037 shares declined and 149 were unchanged.