The Nifty50 and Sensex traded in a volatile range, oscillating between gains and losses, as investors assessed fresh threats issued over the weekend by Donald Trump.
At 12:30 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 73258.54 down by -61.01 points or by -0.08 % and then NSE Nifty was at 22660.2 down by -52.9 points or by -0.23 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 73588.75 and intraday low of 72728.66 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 22798.25 and intraday low of 22542.95
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Trent Ltd. (Rs. 3787.15,+6.58%), Titan Company Ltd. (Rs. 4236.25,+3.38%), Axis Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1222.90,+2.07%), Bajaj Finance Ltd. (Rs. 836.65,+1.24%), HDFC Bank Ltd. (Rs. 760.35,+1.23%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Reliance Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1292.80,-4.30%), InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. (Rs. 4135.10,-1.41%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. (Rs. 1364.00,-0.97%), Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Rs. 2046.40,-0.90%), Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (Rs. 355.00,-0.88%), among others.
CDS index was at 54158.15 up by 837.98 points or by 1.57%. Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd. (Rs. 415.25,+5.27%), Titan Company Ltd. (Rs. 4236.25,+3.38%), Berger Paints (India) Ltd. (Rs. 427.00,+1.34%), Blue Star Ltd. (Rs. 1547.20,+1.18%), Havells India Ltd. (Rs. 1192.00,+0.94%),.
Oil&Gas index was at 25168.94 down by -483.82 points or by -1.89%. Reliance Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1292.80,-4.30%), Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 131.45,-2.16%), Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 281.55,-1.93%), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 273.90,-1.58%), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 321.80,-1.33%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4540 , shares advanced were 2898 while 1404 shares declined and 238 were unchanged.