Indian benchmark indices were trading lower on Tuesday as traders exercised caution ahead of the Reserve Bank of India's policy meeting and talks between the US and Iran.
At 14:40 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 78316.38 down by -322.65 points or by -0.41 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24470.5 down by -303.8 points or by -1.23 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 79143.15 and intraday low of 78211.87 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 24703.9 and intraday low of 24427.95
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Trent Ltd. (Rs. 3075.90,+1.35%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 3415.40,+0.88%), Bajaj Finserv Ltd. (Rs. 2081.00,+0.77%), Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 190.20,+0.58%), Bharat Electronics Ltd. (Rs. 389.90,+0.40%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Rs. 2078.85,-1.94%), HDFC Bank Ltd. (Rs. 739.55,-1.53%), InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. (Rs. 5317.50,-1.33%), NTPC Ltd. (Rs. 343.50,-1.18%), Reliance Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1293.80,-1.16%), among others.
CGS index was at 78154.25 up by 714.69 points or by 0.92%. KEI Industries Ltd. (Rs. 5472.00,+9.22%), Apar Industries Ltd. (Rs. 15382.80,+4.26%), CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd. (Rs. 880.25,+3.56%), Data Patterns (India) Ltd. (Rs. 4570.60,+3.16%), Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd. (Rs. 2279.95,+2.99%),.
Realty index was at 6981.61 down by -60.9 points or by -0.86%. Prestige Estates Projects Ltd. (Rs. 1589.55,-2.66%), DLF Ltd. (Rs. 647.90,-2.28%), Godrej Industries Ltd. (Rs. 2023.00,-2.26%), Oberoi Realty Ltd. (Rs. 1788.00,-1.96%), Aditya Birla Real Estate Ltd. (Rs. 1421.20,-0.94%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4649 , shares advanced were 2184 while 2219 shares declined and 246 were unchanged.