Domestic markets were seen holding steady gains in late noon deals after significant volatility earlier in the day on Thursday. Select FMCG and banking shares were the major gainers.
At 14:50 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 57592.88 up by 36.98 points or by 0.06 % and then NSE Nifty was at 17031.15 up by 59 points or by 0.35 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 57887.46 and intraday low of 57158.69 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 17062.45 and intraday low of 16850.15
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Nestle India Ltd. (Rs. 18466.45,+2.58%), Titan Company Ltd. (Rs. 2451.95,+2.25%), Asian Paints Ltd. (Rs. 2889.65,+2.13%), Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Rs. 2454.00,+1.99%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 232.55,+1.84%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 104.95,-3.41%), IndusInd Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1019.50,-2.37%), Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1402.80,-1.17%), Bharti Airtel Ltd. (Rs. 749.10,-0.97%), Wipro Ltd. (Rs. 372.50,-0.90%), among others.
Oil&Gas index was at 17597.03 up by 214.7 points or by 1.24%. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 351.20,+6.38%), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 244.60,+6.12%), Indraprastha Gas Ltd. (Rs. 428.75,+1.80%), Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 80.00,+1.64%), Gujarat Gas Ltd. (Rs. 498.10,+1.32%),.
Metal index was at 19044.82 down by -530.9 points or by -2.71%. Hindalco Industries Ltd. (Rs. 385.65,-5.01%), Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. (Rs. 552.60,-4.79%), Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 104.95,-3.41%), JSW Steel Ltd. (Rs. 661.35,-2.66%), Steel Authority of India (SAIL) Ltd. (Rs. 85.50,-2.46%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 3829 , shares advanced were 1362 while 2314 shares declined and 153 were unchanged.