The Nifty50 and the Sensex continued to hover in red as oil prices advanced due to ongoing US-Iran tensions.
At 12:40 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 76808.72 down by -661.39 points or by -0.85 % and then NSE Nifty was at 23983.25 down by -204.45 points or by -0.85 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 77384.95 and intraday low of 76641.19 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 24166.3 and intraday low of 23961.4
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Rs. 2156.45,+0.67%), Titan Company Ltd. (Rs. 4714.75,+0.57%), Bharti Airtel Ltd. (Rs. 1955.40,+0.36%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 287.65,+0.35%), NTPC Ltd. (Rs. 348.75,+0.07%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. (Rs. 5133.10,-3.33%), Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1049.60,-2.22%), State Bank of India (Rs. 1023.50,-1.99%), Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (Rs. 380.40,-1.44%), Axis Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1240.00,-1.42%), among others.
FMCG index was at 18321.14 up by 46.02 points or by 0.25%. Gulshan Polyols Ltd. (Rs. 191.00,+5.64%), Sukhjit Starch & Chemicals Ltd. (Rs. 164.45,+2.88%), United Breweries Ltd. (Rs. 1434.45,+2.25%), Nestle India Ltd. (Rs. 1482.95,+2.06%), Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd. (Rs. 535.45,+1.91%),.
Realty index was at 7070.28 down by -165.05 points or by -2.28%. Brigade Enterprises Ltd. (Rs. 546.95,-3.68%), DLF Ltd. (Rs. 653.60,-2.98%), Godrej Industries Ltd. (Rs. 2101.95,-2.88%), Lodha Developers Ltd. (Rs. 1167.00,-2.69%), Sobha Ltd. (Rs. 1421.40,-2.49%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4390 , shares advanced were 1417 while 2748 shares declined and 225 were unchanged.