Indian benchmark equity indices BSE Sensex and Nifty50 were muted at market open on Thursday, amid mixed global cues and a lack of major domestic triggers.

At 9:40 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 80978.25 down by -352.31 points or by -0.43 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24622.7 down by -44.2 points or by -0.18 %.

Sensex touched intraday high of 81439.04 and intraday low of 80959.12 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 24706.75 and intraday low of 24605.2

The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Tata Motors Ltd. (Rs. 705.80,+0.97%), Bharti Airtel Ltd. (Rs. 1843.00,+0.47%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1611.50,+0.45%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. (Rs. 1376.50,+0.40%), among others.

The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were IndusInd Bank Ltd. (Rs. 772.85,-1.11%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 293.65,-0.81%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 3077.40,-0.78%), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (Rs. 12589.00,-0.65%), Eternal Ltd. (Rs. 235.25,-0.65%), among others.

Metal index was at 30685.41 up by 115.7 points or by 0.38%. JSW Steel Ltd. (Rs. 1008.05,+1.90%), Hindustan Zinc Ltd. (Rs. 440.60,+0.36%), Coal India Ltd. (Rs. 403.40,+0.10%), Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. (Rs. 941.80,+0.06%),.

Realty index was at 6782.71 down by -45.76 points or by -0.67%. Brigade Enterprises Ltd. (Rs. 1074.05,-1.59%), Oberoi Realty Ltd. (Rs. 1596.00,-1.05%), Phoenix Mills Ltd. (Rs. 1525.30,-1.02%), Prestige Estates Projects Ltd. (Rs. 1385.10,-0.74%), Signatureglobal (India) Ltd. (Rs. 1168.35,-0.46%),.

The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 2710 , shares advanced were 1667 while 886 shares declined and 157 were unchanged.