Indian benchmark indices fell for the fourth session in a row on Thursday, dragged down by realty and IT stocks amid ongoing US visa and trade concerns.
At 14:40 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 81719.97 down by -382.13 points or by -0.47 % and then NSE Nifty was at 25075.15 down by -94.35 points or by -0.37 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 82045.47 and intraday low of 81607.84 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 25149.85 and intraday low of 25027.45
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 294.10,+1.91%), NTPC Ltd. (Rs. 347.60,+1.33%), Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Rs. 2551.80,+1.20%), Nestle India Ltd. (Rs. 1180.75,+1.05%), Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (Rs. 3691.20,+0.90%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Tata Motors Ltd. (Rs. 682.70,-2.68%), IndusInd Bank Ltd. (Rs. 740.90,-1.90%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1449.15,-1.55%), UltraTech Cement Ltd. (Rs. 12241.95,-1.28%), ICICI Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1380.60,-1.00%), among others.
FMCG index was at 20405.63 up by 29.17 points or by 0.14%. Manorama Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1466.00,+2.49%), Triveni Engineering & Industries Ltd. (Rs. 350.20,+1.88%), Zydus Wellness Ltd. (Rs. 482.15,+1.73%), Prataap Snacks Ltd. (Rs. 1020.70,+1.57%), Procter & Gamble Hygiene & Healthcare Ltd. (Rs. 13624.80,+1.56%),.
Realty index was at 6911.28 down by -178.2 points or by -2.51%. Godrej Industries Ltd. (Rs. 2018.95,-4.05%), DLF Ltd. (Rs. 734.35,-3.35%), Phoenix Mills Ltd. (Rs. 1576.25,-2.97%), Oberoi Realty Ltd. (Rs. 1621.45,-2.72%), Prestige Estates Projects Ltd. (Rs. 1567.20,-2.34%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4450 , shares advanced were 1659 while 2615 shares declined and 176 were unchanged.