Indian benchmark indices continued to trade lower during the noon trading session.

At 14:40 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 80810.22 down by -375.36 points or by -0.46 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24642.7 down by -125.65 points or by -0.51 %.

Sensex touched intraday high of 81317.51 and intraday low of 80740.28 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 24784.15 and intraday low of 24611.05

The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Asian Paints Ltd. (Rs. 2435.85,+1.66%), Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Rs. 2560.00,+1.51%), Nestle India Ltd. (Rs. 2282.00,+1.45%), ITC Ltd. (Rs. 417.75,+1.44%), Reliance Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1401.00,+0.77%), among others.

The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1625.60,-4.69%), Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 153.30,-2.85%), Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1475.00,-2.23%), Tata Motors Ltd. (Rs. 651.40,-2.20%), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (Rs. 12384.95,-1.97%), among others.

FMCG index was at 20725.37 up by 158.11 points or by 0.77%. Cupid Ltd. (Rs. 159.00,+5.40%), Gopal Snacks Ltd. (Rs. 361.80,+4.42%), CCL Products India Ltd. (Rs. 890.00,+4.16%), Radico Khaitan Ltd. (Rs. 2833.10,+3.71%), Tilaknagar Industries Ltd. (Rs. 508.90,+3.35%),.

HCS index was at 44366.62 down by -1005.41 points or by -2.22%. GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Rs. 2908.70,-7.90%), Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. (Rs. 1087.40,-4.69%), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1625.60,-4.69%), Gujarat Themis Biosyn Ltd. (Rs. 372.90,-4.62%), Sanofi India Ltd. (Rs. 5570.00,-4.57%),.

The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4304 , shares advanced were 1478 while 2619 shares declined and 207 were unchanged.