Domestic markets extended losses in Friday's intra-day trade, amid weak global cues. All sectors nosedived in the sea of red, with Nifty PSU Bank index being the worst hit, over 2 per cent.
At 12:55 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 59154.23 down by -652.05 points or by -1.09 % and then NSE Nifty was at 17404.6 down by -185 points or by -1.05 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 59262.47 and intraday low of 58884.98 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 17451.5 and intraday low of 17324.35
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Tata Motors Ltd. (Rs. 435.95,+0.87%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 227.50,+0.73%), NTPC Ltd. (Rs. 180.65,+0.67%), Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Rs. 2468.20,+0.34%), ITC Ltd. (Rs. 388.90,+0.26%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were HDFC Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1595.00,-2.24%), Axis Bank Ltd. (Rs. 849.40,-2.17%), Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 2615.85,-1.98%), State Bank of India (Rs. 549.10,-1.79%), Reliance Industries Ltd. (Rs. 2322.95,-1.58%), among others.
Power index was at 3590.91 up by 37.66 points or by 1.06%. Adani Green Energy Ltd. (Rs. 683.05,+5.00%), Adani Transmission Ltd. (Rs. 903.85,+5.00%), Adani Power Ltd. (Rs. 202.50,+3.29%), CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd. (Rs. 300.95,+1.28%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 227.50,+0.73%),.
Bankex index was at 45901.92 down by -782.58 points or by -1.68%. Bank of Baroda (Rs. 167.30,-2.45%), HDFC Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1595.00,-2.24%), Axis Bank Ltd. (Rs. 849.40,-2.17%), State Bank of India (Rs. 549.10,-1.79%), Federal Bank Ltd. (Rs. 132.35,-1.38%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 3660 , shares advanced were 1339 while 2160 shares declined and 161 were unchanged.