Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended flat on Monday after a highly volatile session, as investor sentiment remained cautious ahead of the July 9 US tariff deadline, amid weak cues from Asian markets and continued foreign fund outflows.
The 30-share benchmark index ended at 83442.5 up by 9.61 points or by 0.01 % and then NSE Nifty was at 25461.3 up by 0.3 points or by 0 %.
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. 2410.30,+3.01%), Nestle India Ltd. (Rs. 2422.95,+1.29%), Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (Rs. 2151.10,+1.07%), Reliance Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1541.20,+0.90%), ITC Ltd. (Rs. 416.15,+0.87%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1624.70,-1.83%), UltraTech Cement Ltd. (Rs. 12346.05,-1.28%), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (Rs. 12512.95,-1.07%), Eternal Ltd. (Rs. 258.65,-1.00%), Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1625.00,-0.93%), among others.
FMCG index was at 20477.54 up by 301.71 points or by 1.5%. Flair Writing Industries Ltd (Rs. 290.50,+7.77%), Hindustan Foods Ltd. (Rs. 581.00,+7.72%), Godrej Consumer Products Ltd. (Rs. 1268.30,+6.33%), Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd. (Rs. 232.75,+5.46%), Mrs. Bectors Food Specialities Ltd. (Rs. 1411.55,+4.11%),.
IT index was at 38067.81 down by -249.26 points or by -0.65%. Quick Heal Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 389.05,-3.76%), Onward Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 327.00,-3.75%), Nelco Ltd. (Rs. 973.50,-2.83%), 63 Moons Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 995.60,-2.32%), Nucleus Software Exports Ltd. (Rs. 1177.00,-1.98%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4478 , shares advanced were 1805 while 2456 shares declined and 217 were unchanged.