Equity markets continued to trade within a narrow range on Wednesday due to the absence of clear directional cues. According to reports, U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to announce a list of seven countries facing new tariff rates on Thursday.
At 9:40 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 83554.63 down by -157.88 points or by -0.19 % and then NSE Nifty was at 25483.2 down by -39.3 points or by -0.15 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 83697.83 and intraday low of 83519.41 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 25525.05 and intraday low of 25476.65
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Asian Paints Ltd. (Rs. 2531.00,+1.87%), Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Rs. 2416.80,+0.99%), Titan Company Ltd. (Rs. 3458.40,+0.52%), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (Rs. 12475.00,+0.44%), Bharti Airtel Ltd. (Rs. 2037.45,+0.35%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were ICICI Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1428.05,-0.98%), Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 160.40,-0.96%), HCL Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 1697.10,-0.68%), Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (Rs. 3581.25,-0.68%), Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1628.80,-0.60%), among others.
CDS index was at 60702.56 up by 680.89 points or by 1.13%. Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd. (Rs. 590.00,+2.76%), Dixon Technologies (India) Ltd. (Rs. 15822.70,+2.28%), Whirlpool of India Ltd. (Rs. 1361.95,+1.98%), Blue Star Ltd. (Rs. 1822.65,+0.68%), Titan Company Ltd. (Rs. 3458.40,+0.52%),.
Realty index was at 7550.5 down by -75.82 points or by -0.99%. Phoenix Mills Ltd. (Rs. 1514.50,-3.79%), Godrej Industries Ltd. (Rs. 2270.80,-1.72%), Brigade Enterprises Ltd. (Rs. 1106.70,-1.34%), Sobha Ltd. (Rs. 1502.00,-1.18%), Oberoi Realty Ltd. (Rs. 1842.85,-0.87%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 3186 , shares advanced were 1922 while 1096 shares declined and 168 were unchanged.