Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty50 opened on a mixed note on Tuesday. On the BSE, Maruti Suzuki and Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) emerged as top gainers, while Adani Ports and Sun Pharma were the biggest laggards.
A similar trend was seen on the NSE, where Maruti, M&M and Eicher Motors topped the gainers’ list, while UltraTech Cement and Adani Ports were among the major drags.
At 9:40 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 81951.13 down by -208.84 points or by -0.25 % and then NSE Nifty was at 25168.85 down by -33.5 points or by -0.13 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 82307.5 and intraday low of 81939.88 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 25250.85 and intraday low of 25160.45
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (Rs. 16133.00,+2.05%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 3623.65,+1.12%), Bajaj Finance Ltd. (Rs. 1015.85,+0.98%), Tata Motors Ltd. (Rs. 702.35,+0.90%), Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 172.35,+0.58%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were UltraTech Cement Ltd. (Rs. 12404.10,-1.92%), Asian Paints Ltd. (Rs. 2441.30,-1.67%), Titan Company Ltd. (Rs. 3413.55,-1.28%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. (Rs. 1427.35,-1.18%), Bharti Airtel Ltd. (Rs. 1934.90,-1.07%), among others.
Auto index was at 61316.93 up by 660.26 points or by 1.09%. Ashok Leyland Ltd. (Rs. 142.25,+2.08%), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (Rs. 16133.00,+2.05%), UNO Minda Ltd. (Rs. 1334.10,+1.67%), Eicher Motors Ltd. (Rs. 7043.75,+1.42%), MRF Ltd. (Rs. 154799.80,+1.32%),.
CDS index was at 60332.76 down by -520.52 points or by -0.86%. Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd. (Rs. 91.71,-1.85%), Titan Company Ltd. (Rs. 3413.55,-1.28%), Blue Star Ltd. (Rs. 1972.00,-1.23%), Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd. (Rs. 306.00,-0.87%), Havells India Ltd. (Rs. 1573.55,-0.45%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 3546 , shares advanced were 1666 while 1673 shares declined and 207 were unchanged.