Indian benchmark indices open flat with positive bias on October 6, supported by gains in banking and IT stocks.
At 9:40 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 81356.51 up by 149.34 points or by 0.18 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24901.85 up by 7.6 points or by 0.03 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 81368.2 and intraday low of 81155.88 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 24943.05 and intraday low of 24897.85
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Bajaj Finance Ltd. (Rs. 1020.00,+3.07%), Bajaj Finserv Ltd. (Rs. 2037.00,+1.86%), Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (Rs. 2132.45,+1.50%), Axis Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1195.40,+1.16%), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (Rs. 2928.00,+0.89%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 171.00,-1.27%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 286.05,-1.23%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. (Rs. 1404.95,-0.99%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 3434.00,-0.80%), NTPC Ltd. (Rs. 339.25,-0.78%), among others.
Bankex index was at 63116.9 up by 375.79 points or by 0.6%. Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (Rs. 2132.45,+1.50%), Bank of Baroda (Rs. 267.70,+1.42%), YES Bank Ltd. (Rs. 22.11,+1.19%), Axis Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1195.40,+1.16%), Canara Bank (Rs. 127.00,+0.91%),.
Metal index was at 33850.91 down by -197.71 points or by -0.58%. Jindal Steel Ltd. (Rs. 1053.20,-2.13%), Jindal Stainless Ltd. (Rs. 771.45,-2.13%), Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 171.00,-1.27%), JSW Steel Ltd. (Rs. 1153.00,-0.78%), APL Apollo Tubes Ltd. (Rs. 1725.45,-0.71%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 3666 , shares advanced were 1890 while 1580 shares declined and 196 were unchanged.