Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rallied on Tuesday, extending previous session's gains, as investors' sentiment remained buoyant amid strong macroeconomic data.
At 10:40 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 80695.12 up by 330.63 points or by 0.41 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24735.7 up by 110.65 points or by 0.45 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 80748.94 and intraday low of 80414.97 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 24747.55 and intraday low of 24631.35
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 287.15,+2.61%), Reliance Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1379.40,+1.89%), Nestle India Ltd. (Rs. 1195.00,+1.77%), NTPC Ltd. (Rs. 336.00,+1.54%), Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Rs. 2684.50,+1.37%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 3294.50,-0.62%), Asian Paints Ltd. (Rs. 2557.00,-0.55%), UltraTech Cement Ltd. (Rs. 12752.30,-0.50%), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (Rs. 14823.05,-0.38%), Axis Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1058.85,-0.24%), among others.
Power index was at 6611.31 up by 103.2 points or by 1.59%. CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd. (Rs. 737.70,+2.85%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 287.15,+2.61%), Suzlon Energy Ltd. (Rs. 58.90,+1.76%), Torrent Power Ltd. (Rs. 1283.40,+1.74%), NTPC Ltd. (Rs. 336.00,+1.54%),.
In BSE, BSE Realty index was at 6925.33 up by 91.33 points or by 1.34%. Phoenix Mills Ltd. (Rs. 1571.60,+3.60%), Anant Raj Ltd. (Rs. 533.65,+2.33%), Godrej Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1993.85,+2.11%), DLF Ltd. (Rs. 761.00,+1.67%), Oberoi Realty Ltd. (Rs. 1662.00,+1.42%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4051 , shares advanced were 2806 while 1053 shares declined and 192 were unchanged.