Indian benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty edged lower after a flat start, as investors weighed key policy cues from China and monitored the latest trade developments.
At 9:39 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 81618.58 down by -139.15 points or by -0.17 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24925.4 down by -43 points or by -0.17 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 81971.15 and intraday low of 81518.66 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 25037.2 and intraday low of 24911.4
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were HDFC Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1984.90,+1.40%), ICICI Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1445.15,+1.31%), Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 164.10,+0.98%), UltraTech Cement Ltd. (Rs. 12581.90,+0.67%), Eternal Ltd. (Rs. 258.25,+0.35%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were IndusInd Bank Ltd. (Rs. 836.05,-3.92%), Reliance Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1438.85,-2.57%), Axis Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1085.70,-1.22%), HCL Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 1532.70,-1.06%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1532.45,-1.04%), among others.
Metal index was at 31649.64 up by 189.73 points or by 0.6%. National Aluminium Company Ltd. (Rs. 193.70,+2.98%), Jindal Stainless Ltd. (Rs. 695.00,+2.73%), Vedanta Ltd. (Rs. 450.15,+1.00%), Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 164.10,+0.98%), NMDC Ltd. (Rs. 72.04,+0.85%),.
IT index was at 36235.47 down by -318.98 points or by -0.87%. Ksolves India Ltd. (Rs. 346.00,-11.80%), Newgen Software Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 924.85,-3.95%), Quick Heal Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 363.00,-3.06%), Wipro Ltd. (Rs. 260.90,-2.25%), AXISCADES Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 1319.90,-2.07%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 3415 , shares advanced were 1401 while 1817 shares declined and 197 were unchanged.