Indian benchmark indices were trading flat during the noon trading session weighed down by selling in index heavyweights including metal and IT stocks.
At 14:30 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 83429.25 down by -3.64 points or by 0 % and then NSE Nifty was at 25457.75 down by -3.25 points or by -0.01 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 83516.82 and intraday low of 83262.23 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 25489.8 and intraday low of 25407.25
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Rs. 2408.00,+2.91%), Nestle India Ltd. (Rs. 2424.60,+1.36%), ITC Ltd. (Rs. 416.50,+0.96%), Reliance Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1541.50,+0.92%), Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (Rs. 2144.20,+0.74%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1627.00,-1.69%), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (Rs. 12499.90,-1.18%), UltraTech Cement Ltd. (Rs. 12363.00,-1.14%), Eternal Ltd. (Rs. 258.95,-0.88%), HCL Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 1711.30,-0.81%), among others.
FMCG index was at 20445.91 up by 270.08 points or by 1.34%. Hindustan Foods Ltd. (Rs. 580.00,+7.54%), Godrej Consumer Products Ltd. (Rs. 1266.50,+6.18%), Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd. (Rs. 232.70,+5.44%), Flair Writing Industries Ltd (Rs. 281.05,+4.27%), Mrs. Bectors Food Specialities Ltd. (Rs. 1408.25,+3.87%),.
Metal index was at 31614.05 down by -240.66 points or by -0.76%. National Aluminium Company Ltd. (Rs. 188.00,-2.13%), Hindustan Zinc Ltd. (Rs. 437.65,-1.65%), Hindalco Industries Ltd. (Rs. 689.90,-1.35%), Jindal Stainless Ltd. (Rs. 671.85,-1.25%), Steel Authority of India (SAIL) Ltd. (Rs. 133.05,-1.22%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4384 , shares advanced were 1711 while 2446 shares declined and 227 were unchanged.