The Nifty50 and Sensex hovered near the day’s low levels, dragged down by weakness in IT stocks. Investor sentiment remained cautious amid concerns that geopolitical tensions could persist after the US–Iran talks failed to deliver a breakthrough, adding further pressure on the markets.
At 10:50 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 78711.02 down by -562.31 points or by -0.71 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24424.15 down by -152.45 points or by -0.62 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 79031.03 and intraday low of 78442.3 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 24515.95 and intraday low of 24352.9
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Rs. 2369.95,+2.80%), NTPC Ltd. (Rs. 404.40,+2.10%), Reliance Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1362.70,+0.67%), UltraTech Cement Ltd. (Rs. 12102.30,+0.58%), Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 212.85,+0.38%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were HCL Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 1305.90,-9.41%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1424.30,-5.07%), Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1265.30,-3.64%), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (Rs. 2560.55,-1.92%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 3206.05,-1.26%), among others.
Power index was at 8026.3 up by 114.53 points or by 1.45%. ABB India Ltd. (Rs. 7609.50,+4.89%), Adani Power Ltd. (Rs. 211.30,+4.06%), Siemens Ltd. (Rs. 3840.05,+3.26%), Reliance Power Ltd. (Rs. 29.03,+2.36%), NTPC Ltd. (Rs. 404.40,+2.10%),.
IT index was at 29551.84 down by -1082.32 points or by -3.53%. GNG Electronics Ltd. (Rs. 373.55,-10.00%), HCL Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 1305.90,-9.41%), Hexaware Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 462.50,-5.75%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1424.30,-5.07%), Tata Elxsi Ltd. (Rs. 4433.65,-4.66%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4138 , shares advanced were 2213 while 1707 shares declined and 218 were unchanged.