Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty surrendered early gains to close in the red on Tuesday, weighed down by last-hour profit-taking in banking and auto counters amid caution ahead of the GST Council meeting.
The 30-share benchmark index ended at 80157.88 down by -206.61 points or by -0.26 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24579.6 down by -45.45 points or by -0.18 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 80761.14 and intraday low of 80008.5 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 24756.1 and intraday low of 24522.35
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 286.65,+2.43%), Nestle India Ltd. (Rs. 1201.20,+2.30%), NTPC Ltd. (Rs. 336.20,+1.60%), Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 158.45,+1.44%), Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Rs. 2677.00,+1.09%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 3233.80,-2.45%), Asian Paints Ltd. (Rs. 2536.90,-1.33%), Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1942.50,-1.28%), ICICI Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1394.45,-1.15%), Tata Motors Ltd. (Rs. 684.30,-0.83%), among others.
Power index was at 6613.45 up by 105.34 points or by 1.62%. Torrent Power Ltd. (Rs. 1305.30,+3.48%), CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd. (Rs. 739.35,+3.08%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 286.65,+2.43%), JSW Energy Ltd. (Rs. 510.00,+1.80%), Siemens Ltd. (Rs. 3194.60,+1.78%),.
Bankex index was at 60024.81 down by -409.05 points or by -0.68%. Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1942.50,-1.28%), ICICI Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1394.45,-1.15%), HDFC Bank Ltd. (Rs. 944.40,-0.66%), Axis Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1055.70,-0.54%), State Bank of India (Rs. 803.95,-0.24%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4479 , shares advanced were 2636 while 1680 shares declined and 163 were unchanged.