The key benchmark indices started Thursday's session flat amid muted global cues and concerns of a larger rate hike by the US Fed next week.
At 9:45 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 60179.83 down by -168.26 points or by -0.28 % and then NSE Nifty was at 17724.1 down by -30.3 points or by -0.17 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 60467.09 and intraday low of 60172.69 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 17772.35 and intraday low of 17717.1
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 108.65,+1.97%), Axis Bank Ltd. (Rs. 870.90,+1.21%), Bharti Airtel Ltd. (Rs. 772.20,+0.75%), NTPC Ltd. (Rs. 179.95,+0.64%), Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (Rs. 2183.40,+0.62%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Reliance Industries Ltd. (Rs. 2388.00,-1.22%), ICICI Bank Ltd. (Rs. 864.00,-0.95%), ITC Ltd. (Rs. 389.05,-0.83%), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (Rs. 3362.20,-0.81%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1280.00,-0.79%), among others.
Metal index was at 19782.41 up by 222.65 points or by 1.14%. Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 108.65,+1.97%), Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. (Rs. 584.10,+1.62%), Hindalco Industries Ltd. (Rs. 414.45,+1.59%), Steel Authority of India (SAIL) Ltd. (Rs. 88.55,+1.33%), JSW Steel Ltd. (Rs. 683.60,+1.18%),.
FMCG index was at 16455.63 down by -65.26 points or by -0.4%. Future Consumer Ltd. (Rs. 0.75,-3.85%), Goodricke Group Ltd. (Rs. 183.25,-2.55%), Shree Renuka Sugars Ltd. (Rs. 49.29,-2.53%), Bajaj Hindusthan Sugar Ltd. (Rs. 14.24,-2.33%), Avadh Sugar & Energy Ltd. (Rs. 479.60,-2.24%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 3072 , shares advanced were 1932 while 1003 shares declined and 137 were unchanged.