The Nifty50 and Sensex started the session on a weak note, declining sharply as traders assessed the impact of rising geopolitical tensions in West Asia.
At 9:30 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 77564.88 down by -586.57 points or by -0.75 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24209.7 down by -124.6 points or by -0.51 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 78151.45 and intraday low of 77542.08 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 24262.35 and intraday low of 24149.9
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Bharti Airtel Ltd. (Rs. 1934.10,+1.33%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1587.85,+1.10%), Reliance Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1339.00,+0.94%), ICICI Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1453.05,+0.77%), State Bank of India (Rs. 1051.50,+0.71%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Axis Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1261.35,-5.09%), HDFC Bank Ltd. (Rs. 779.60,-4.89%), Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (Rs. 377.85,-3.08%), InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. (Rs. 5159.15,-1.70%), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (Rs. 13661.05,-1.07%), among others.
Metal index was at 40338.05 up by 219.73 points or by 0.55%. JSW Steel Ltd. (Rs. 1258.00,+1.59%), National Aluminium Company Ltd. (Rs. 344.75,+1.52%), NMDC Ltd. (Rs. 83.81,+0.79%), Hindustan Zinc Ltd. (Rs. 522.05,+0.72%), Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd. (Rs. 1877.95,+0.62%),.
_Bankex index was at 65354.63 down by -839.96 points or by -1.27%. Axis Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1261.35,-5.09%), HDFC Bank Ltd. (Rs. 779.60,-4.89%), YES Bank Ltd. (Rs. 22.85,-3.30%), Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (Rs. 377.85,-3.08%), Federal Bank Ltd. (Rs. 346.30,-0.72%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 2961 , shares advanced were 1341 while 1444 shares declined and 176 were unchanged.