Indian benchmark indices were trading flat with negative bias during the noon trading session amid volatility on account of Donald Trump's 25 per cent tariff announcement.
At 12:30 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 81393.93 down by -87.93 points or by -0.11 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24819.35 down by -35.7 points or by -0.14 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 81449.56 and intraday low of 80695.15 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 24822.4 and intraday low of 24635
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Rs. 2518.45,+3.34%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 292.30,+1.11%), Eternal Ltd. (Rs. 306.55,+0.97%), Nestle India Ltd. (Rs. 2251.70,+0.89%), ITC Ltd. (Rs. 410.65,+0.72%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Asian Paints Ltd. (Rs. 2381.60,-1.39%), Reliance Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1394.80,-1.07%), Titan Company Ltd. (Rs. 3342.20,-1.01%), Bharti Airtel Ltd. (Rs. 1914.75,-0.85%), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (Rs. 3034.20,-0.63%), among others.
_FMCG index was at 20547.26 up by 214.28 points or by 1.05%. Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Rs. 2518.45,+3.34%), Godrej Consumer Products Ltd. (Rs. 1253.30,+2.98%), Globus Spirits Ltd. (Rs. 1294.65,+2.64%), Eveready Industries India Ltd. (Rs. 418.90,+2.48%), Emami Ltd. (Rs. 578.80,+2.42%),.
Oil&Gas index was at 26890.87 down by -305.81 points or by -1.12%. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 146.05,-2.05%), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 330.15,-2.02%), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 418.50,-1.83%), Adani Total Gas Ltd. (Rs. 617.00,-1.31%), Petronet LNG Ltd. (Rs. 288.55,-1.15%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4107 , shares advanced were 1546 while 2356 shares declined and 205 were unchanged.