Domestic bourses continued to trade higher during the noon trading session supported by buying in index heavyweights Bajaj Finserv Ltd, Larsen & Toubro Ltd, Bajaj Finance Ltd. , HDFC Bank Ltd. and UltraTech Cement Ltd. among others.
At 14:40 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 77677.34 up by 388.84 points or by 0.5 % and then NSE Nifty was at 23609.1 up by 122.25 points or by 0.52 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 77747.46 and intraday low of 77082.51 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 23626.75 and intraday low of 23412.2
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Bajaj Finserv Ltd. (Rs. 2001.70,+3.04%), Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (Rs. 3510.15,+1.96%), Bajaj Finance Ltd. (Rs. 9023.00,+1.78%), HDFC Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1837.95,+1.77%), UltraTech Cement Ltd. (Rs. 11585.00,+1.63%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Tata Motors Ltd. (Rs. 669.25,-5.47%), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1724.25,-1.90%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 2716.60,-0.96%), Zomato Ltd. (Rs. 201.60,-0.84%), HCL Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 1620.95,-0.76%), among others.
Bankex index was at 59386.93 up by 452.42 points or by 0.77%. Bank of Baroda (Rs. 227.25,+3.18%), HDFC Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1837.00,+1.72%), Federal Bank Ltd. (Rs. 194.65,+1.33%), IndusInd Bank Ltd. (Rs. 661.70,+0.86%), Canara Bank (Rs. 87.93,+0.80%),.
Auto index was at 48103.86 down by -600.59 points or by -1.23%. Tata Motors Ltd. (Rs. 669.50,-5.43%), UNO Minda Ltd. (Rs. 902.55,-3.45%), Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd. (Rs. 130.40,-3.41%), Ashok Leyland Ltd. (Rs. 209.50,-2.54%), Bharat Forge Ltd. (Rs. 1158.90,-1.98%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4278 , shares advanced were 1741 while 2404 shares declined and 133 were unchanged.