India's benchmark snapped a three-day losing streak on Monday, buoyed by a rally in shares of information technology companies. The surge in the key gauges comes after a better-than-expected Q1FY26 GDP growth data.
At 12:40 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 80203.33 up by 393.68 points or by 0.49 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24569.05 up by 142.2 points or by 0.58 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 80254.51 and intraday low of 79818.38 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 24575.15 and intraday low of 24432.7
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 3295.00,+3.03%), Tata Motors Ltd. (Rs. 683.90,+2.26%), Eternal Ltd. (Rs. 320.80,+2.10%), Asian Paints Ltd. (Rs. 2563.20,+1.82%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 280.10,+1.73%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1562.05,-2.01%), ITC Ltd. (Rs. 405.20,-1.11%), Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (Rs. 3587.40,-0.35%), Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Rs. 2653.20,-0.26%), Titan Company Ltd. (Rs. 3625.50,-0.08%), among others.
Auto index was at 57049.68 up by 1089.83 points or by 1.95%. Tube Investments of India Ltd. (Rs. 3090.00,+4.33%), Bajaj Auto Ltd. (Rs. 8938.00,+3.56%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 3295.00,+3.03%), Exide Industries Ltd. (Rs. 407.35,+2.85%), UNO Minda Ltd. (Rs. 1313.40,+2.79%),.
FMCG index was at 20565.9 down by -44.74 points or by -0.22%. Godfrey Phillips India Ltd. (Rs. 10668.85,-2.96%), United Breweries Ltd. (Rs. 1800.85,-2.59%), Uttam Sugar Mills Ltd. (Rs. 263.00,-2.54%), Mrs. Bectors Food Specialities Ltd. (Rs. 1356.15,-1.82%), Avanti Feeds Ltd. (Rs. 631.45,-1.60%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4368 , shares advanced were 2768 while 1385 shares declined and 215 were unchanged.