Indian benchmarks indices were trading sharply lower with Nifty falling below 22500.
At 12:30 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 72104.51 down by -375.78 points or by -0.52 % and then NSE Nifty was at 22501.05 down by -119.4 points or by -0.53 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 72572.9 and intraday low of 72003.15 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 22610.6 and intraday low of 22499.05
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1008.05,+1.31%), Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (Rs. 422.35,+1.14%), HDFC Bank Ltd. (Rs. 717.40,+1.08%), HCL Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 1237.20,+0.67%), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (Rs. 2059.00,+0.44%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 2855.75,-3.11%), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (Rs. 11614.00,-2.80%), Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 179.60,-2.73%), UltraTech Cement Ltd. (Rs. 10713.00,-2.39%), ITC Ltd. (Rs. 257.55,-2.35%), among others.
IT index was at 26846.28 up by 127.73 points or by 0.48%. Mphasis Ltd. (Rs. 2227.65,+3.18%), Genesys International Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 279.00,+2.24%), Coforge Ltd. (Rs. 1784.40,+1.85%), Intense Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 85.69,+1.65%), DC Infotech and Communication Ltd. (Rs. 339.60,+1.63%),.
Auto index was at 56493.83 down by -1667.76 points or by -2.87%. Bajaj Auto Ltd. (Rs. 10242.00,-5.69%), UNO Minda Ltd. (Rs. 1123.45,-4.90%), Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd. (Rs. 795.05,-4.31%), Bosch Ltd. (Rs. 45100.00,-4.25%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 2855.75,-3.11%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4532 , shares advanced were 1299 while 2985 shares declined and 247 were unchanged.