Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty were trading lower on Friday as relentless foreign fund outflows and selling in blue-chip bank stocks dragged the markets lower.

At 10:45 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 80861.35 down by -121.96 points or by -0.15 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24812.6 down by -23.7 points or by -0.1 %.

Sensex touched intraday high of 81018.61 and intraday low of 80649.57 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 24855.7 and intraday low of 24747.55

The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 174.00,+3.88%), Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (Rs. 2098.20,+1.71%), Axis Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1174.40,+1.29%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 283.80,+1.09%), Eternal Ltd. (Rs. 332.00,+0.93%), among others.

The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Bajaj Finserv Ltd. (Rs. 1975.75,-1.60%), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (Rs. 15802.30,-1.06%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 3427.20,-1.03%), Bajaj Finance Ltd. (Rs. 977.50,-1.02%), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1619.45,-1.02%), among others.

Metal index was at 34102.05 up by 673.1 points or by 2.01%. Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 174.00,+3.88%), National Aluminium Company Ltd. (Rs. 222.65,+3.80%), Vedanta Ltd. (Rs. 477.95,+2.84%), Hindalco Industries Ltd. (Rs. 785.65,+2.56%), Hindustan Zinc Ltd. (Rs. 491.80,+2.21%),.

Auto index was at 59270.9 down by -423.94 points or by -0.71%. Eicher Motors Ltd. (Rs. 6875.65,-1.84%), Bajaj Auto Ltd. (Rs. 8499.00,-1.39%), TVS Motor Company Ltd. (Rs. 3415.00,-1.21%), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (Rs. 15780.00,-1.20%), Ashok Leyland Ltd. (Rs. 139.65,-1.13%),.

The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4062 , shares advanced were 2209 while 1614 shares declined and 239 were unchanged.