Indian benchmark indices were trading higher during the noon trading at supported by buying in index heavyweights including Larsen & Toubro Ltd. NTPC Ltd.Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd UltraTech Cement Ltd. Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. among others.

At 12:40 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 81485.03 up by 147.08 points or by 0.18 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24864.2 up by 43.1 points or by 0.17 %.

Sensex touched intraday high of 81618.96 and intraday low of 81187.06 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 24902.3 and intraday low of 24771.95

The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (Rs. 3659.20,+4.70%), NTPC Ltd. (Rs. 341.20,+2.02%), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1736.05,+1.48%), UltraTech Cement Ltd. (Rs. 12359.15,+1.16%), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (Rs. 12609.00,+1.08%), among others.

The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Tata Motors Ltd. (Rs. 669.60,-3.29%), IndusInd Bank Ltd. (Rs. 798.65,-1.25%), Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Rs. 2426.50,-1.11%), Bajaj Finserv Ltd. (Rs. 1952.00,-1.10%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 3169.80,-0.86%), among others.

Power index was at 6783.2 up by 44.81 points or by 0.66%. Torrent Power Ltd. (Rs. 1354.15,+2.18%), NTPC Ltd. (Rs. 341.25,+2.03%), CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd. (Rs. 665.45,+0.88%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 295.10,+0.67%), Tata Power Company Ltd. (Rs. 402.15,+0.60%),.

Auto index was at 53011.31 down by -417.38 points or by -0.78%. Tata Motors Ltd. (Rs. 670.00,-3.24%), Bharat Forge Ltd. (Rs. 1186.50,-2.79%), Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd. (Rs. 100.00,-2.49%), Hero MotoCorp Ltd. (Rs. 4243.05,-1.95%), TVS Motor Company Ltd. (Rs. 2772.00,-1.19%),.

The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4162 , shares advanced were 2130 while 1828 shares declined and 204 were unchanged.