Stock market benchmark index Sensex traded higher, while the Nifty quoted flat on Wednesday after the RBI kept key interest rates unchanged for the third time in a row this financial year.
At 12:30 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 78522.25 up by 93.3 points or by 0.12 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24566.5 down by -48.4 points or by -0.2 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 79055.38 and intraday low of 78519.64 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 24677.6 and intraday low of 24561.5
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were UltraTech Cement Ltd. (Rs. 12170.00,+1.80%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 3464.00,+1.73%), State Bank of India (Rs. 1051.45,+1.59%), Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (Rs. 4055.85,+1.24%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1658.95,+1.16%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Bharat Electronics Ltd. (Rs. 386.10,-1.51%), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (Rs. 2425.00,-1.02%), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1941.15,-0.96%), HDFC Bank Ltd. (Rs. 735.35,-0.62%), Reliance Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1286.20,-0.53%), among others.
Auto index was at 64716.25 up by 1010.32 points or by 1.59%. Bosch Ltd. (Rs. 43290.00,+5.06%), Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd. (Rs. 816.50,+3.09%), Exide Industries Ltd. (Rs. 471.50,+2.85%), Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd. (Rs. 154.05,+2.84%), Hero MotoCorp Ltd. (Rs. 5676.15,+2.46%),.
Oil&Gas index was at 26366.22 down by -75.94 points or by -0.29%. Oil India Ltd. (Rs. 439.60,-2.22%), Adani Total Gas Ltd. (Rs. 658.40,-1.30%), GAIL (India) Ltd. (Rs. 173.50,-0.89%), Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 240.15,-0.68%), Petronet LNG Ltd. (Rs. 281.65,-0.65%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4438 , shares advanced were 2449 while 1719 shares declined and 270 were unchanged.