Stock markets in India opened lower today as US President's revised tariffs on various trading-partner countries weighed on global market mood.
At 9:50 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 80974.17 down by -211.41 points or by -0.26 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24713.95 down by -54.4 points or by -0.22 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 81119.21 and intraday low of 80892.69 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 24759.75 and intraday low of 24672.2
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Rs. 2586.80,+2.58%), Asian Paints Ltd. (Rs. 2445.00,+2.05%), Nestle India Ltd. (Rs. 2277.60,+1.25%), ITC Ltd. (Rs. 415.60,+0.92%), Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1991.65,+0.66%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1651.00,-3.20%), Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 154.55,-2.06%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 3138.15,-2.04%), Tata Motors Ltd. (Rs. 653.50,-1.88%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 286.70,-1.46%), among others.
FMCG index was at 20780.57 up by 213.31 points or by 1.04%. Cupid Ltd. (Rs. 157.90,+4.67%), Radico Khaitan Ltd. (Rs. 2855.00,+4.51%), Gopal Snacks Ltd. (Rs. 357.75,+3.25%), Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Rs. 2586.80,+2.58%), Dodla Dairy Ltd. (Rs. 1296.65,+2.04%),.
HCS index was at 44749.36 down by -622.67 points or by -1.37%. Strides Pharma Science Ltd. (Rs. 837.00,-4.21%), Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. (Rs. 1099.95,-3.59%), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1651.00,-3.20%), Syncom Formulation (India) Ltd. (Rs. 18.20,-3.09%), Sanofi India Ltd. (Rs. 5674.00,-2.79%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 3417 , shares advanced were 1663 while 1598 shares declined and 156 were unchanged.