Domestic markets pared almost all the gains and trade flat during the noon trading session.
At 14:40 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 58102.23 up by 27.55 points or by 0.05 % and then NSE Nifty was at 17133.95 up by 26.45 points or by 0.15 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 58418.78 and intraday low of 58063.5 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 17207.25 and intraday low of 17107.85
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Rs. 973.45,+1.80%), Bajaj Finance Ltd. (Rs. 5803.50,+1.63%), Bajaj Finserv Ltd. (Rs. 1287.70,+1.61%), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (Rs. 3125.50,+0.63%), Tata Motors Ltd. (Rs. 415.00,+0.63%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were NTPC Ltd. (Rs. 174.15,-1.75%), Axis Bank Ltd. (Rs. 847.65,-0.88%), Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1699.05,-0.49%), Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1384.40,-0.48%), Nestle India Ltd. (Rs. 18832.70,-0.43%), among others.
_HCS index was at 21595.42 up by 146.42 points or by 0.68%. Gujarat Themis Biosyn Ltd. (Rs. 713.85,+8.08%), Vimta Labs Ltd. (Rs. 332.00,+5.08%), Hikal Ltd. (Rs. 308.00,+4.92%), Strides Pharma Science Ltd. (Rs. 286.75,+4.92%), Dishman Carbogen Amcis Ltd. (Rs. 138.50,+4.37%),.
Metal index was at 19037.06 down by -82.2 points or by -0.43%. Steel Authority of India (SAIL) Ltd. (Rs. 84.88,-2.45%), National Aluminium Company Ltd. (Rs. 77.88,-1.58%), Coal India Ltd. (Rs. 213.75,-1.47%), APL Apollo Tubes Ltd. (Rs. 1188.05,-0.88%), JSW Steel Ltd. (Rs. 660.60,-0.68%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 3805 , shares advanced were 2085 while 1550 shares declined and 170 were unchanged.