Indian benchmark indices were trading higher on Friday, supported by favourable global cues.
At 14:30 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 84944.26 up by 462.45 points or by 0.55 % and then NSE Nifty was at 25989.05 up by 173.5 points or by 0.67 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 85067.5 and intraday low of 84734.96 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 25991.15 and intraday low of 25880.45
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 263.05,+2.00%), Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd. (Rs. 351.75,+1.69%), Reliance Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1567.10,+1.47%), Asian Paints Ltd. (Rs. 2792.90,+1.19%), Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (Rs. 4079.90,+1.19%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were HCL Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 1642.50,-1.14%), Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (Rs. 2161.00,-0.20%), ICICI Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1355.95,-0.07%), among others.
CGS index was at 66302.7 up by 850.42 points or by 1.3%. NBCC (India) Ltd. (Rs. 113.15,+4.53%), Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. (Rs. 315.55,+3.22%), Kaynes Technology India Ltd. (Rs. 4155.00,+2.84%), Kalpataru Projects International Ltd. (Rs. 1149.65,+2.54%), Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd. (Rs. 498.40,+2.47%),.
Metal index was at 34708.91 down by -110.21 points or by -0.32%. Steel Authority of India (SAIL) Ltd. (Rs. 125.30,-1.45%), Hindustan Zinc Ltd. (Rs. 587.10,-0.85%), NMDC Ltd. (Rs. 75.94,-0.73%), Hindalco Industries Ltd. (Rs. 851.40,-0.67%), National Aluminium Company Ltd. (Rs. 277.75,-0.45%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4418 , shares advanced were 2584 while 1631 shares declined and 203 were unchanged.