The domestic equity barometers were trading with modest gains during the morning deals on buying demand in index pivotals. IT and PSU bank stocks advanced while media, consumer durables and auto stocks edged lower.
At 10:40, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 59224.06 up by 88.93 points or by 0.15 % and then NSE Nifty was at 17429.85 up by 16.95 points or by 0.1 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 59510.92 and intraday low of 59011.36 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 17529.9 and intraday low of 17386.95
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1146.25,+8.02%), ICICI Bank Ltd. (Rs. 853.50,+1.27%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 229.00,+1.08%), Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Rs. 2480.00,+0.68%), HDFC Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1598.00,+0.59%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were IndusInd Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1071.10,-6.49%), Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1450.80,-1.40%), Tata Motors Ltd. (Rs. 430.35,-1.24%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1212.80,-1.13%), HCL Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 1109.30,-0.68%), among others.
Power index was at 3623.94 up by 32.18 points or by 0.9%. Adani Green Energy Ltd. (Rs. 717.20,+5.00%), Adani Transmission Ltd. (Rs. 949.00,+5.00%), Adani Power Ltd. (Rs. 215.50,+4.99%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 229.00,+1.08%),.
Auto index was at 29055.14 down by -265.81 points or by -0.91%. Motherson Sumi Wiring India Ltd. (Rs. 47.08,-4.09%), Tube Investments of India Ltd. (Rs. 2638.45,-2.26%), Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd. (Rs. 81.20,-2.11%), UNO Minda Ltd. (Rs. 489.00,-2.06%), Balkrishna Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1987.80,-1.94%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 3534 , shares advanced were 1131 while 2216 shares declined and 187 were unchanged.