Indian equities moved higher, supported by gains in media and technology stocks, as declining oil prices and a ceasefire between Iran and Israel helped ease investor worries.
At 14:30 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 82734.66 up by 679.55 points or by 0.83 % and then NSE Nifty was at 25258.25 up by 213.9 points or by 0.85 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 82815.91 and intraday low of 82339.57 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 25266.8 and intraday low of 25125.05
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Titan Company Ltd. (Rs. 3650.00,+3.54%), Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1615.60,+2.15%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 3210.95,+1.99%), Bharti Airtel Ltd. (Rs. 1968.15,+1.83%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1705.00,+1.69%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (Rs. 2197.80,-1.15%), Axis Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1214.80,-0.50%), Bajaj Finserv Ltd. (Rs. 2007.50,-0.05%), among others.
TECk index was at 18657.22 up by 303.18 points or by 1.65%. Network18 Media & Investments Ltd. (Rs. 62.00,+15.41%), Hughes Ispat Ltd. (Rs. 66.82,+5.00%), HFCL Ltd. (Rs. 87.07,+4.05%), Just Dial Ltd. (Rs. 920.30,+3.98%), MphasiS Ltd. (Rs. 2754.85,+2.74%),.
CGS index was at 70600.59 down by -486.66 points or by -0.68%. Bharat Electronics Ltd. (Rs. 406.30,-2.93%), Bharat Dynamics Ltd. (Rs. 1804.30,-2.57%), Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (Rs. 4790.00,-1.96%), CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd. (Rs. 675.50,-1.05%), Thermax Ltd. (Rs. 3433.55,-0.76%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4292 , shares advanced were 2831 while 1271 shares declined and 190 were unchanged.