The domestic benchmark indices held on to their gains but were off the day's top in the noon deals of Tuesday's volatile session.

At 12:35 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 49803.76 up by 59.44 points or by 0.12 % and then NSE Nifty was at 14747.05 up by 71.35 points or by 0.49 %.

Sensex touched intraday high of 50327.31 and intraday low of 49659.85 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 14854.5 and intraday low of 14651.85

The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 113.85,+7.10%), Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (Rs. 1488.55,+2.50%), NTPC Ltd. (Rs.

103.90,+1.86%), IndusInd Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1040.50,+1.83%), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Rs. 605.25,+1.59%), among others.

The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1877.55,-3.64%), HDFC Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1524.85,-1.54%), Asian Paints Ltd. (Rs. 2351.50,-1.49%), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (Rs. 6996.60,-1.28%), Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 2628.00,-0.92%), among others.

Among the sectors, Realty index was at 2761.63 up by 73.61 points or by 2.74%. Prestige Estates Projects Ltd. (Rs. 298.80,+5.88%), DLF Ltd. (Rs. 304.80,+3.81%), Phoenix Mills Ltd. (Rs. 794.75,+3.54%), Godrej Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1492.95,+3.18%), Brigade Enterprises Ltd. (Rs. 290.50,+1.84%),.

Bankex index was at 39447.84 down by -264.62 points or by -0.67%. Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1877.55,-3.64%), HDFC Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1524.85,-1.54%), RBL Bank Ltd. (Rs. 236.00,-0.11%),.

The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 3062 , shares advanced were 1677 while 1190 shares declined and 195 were unchanged.