Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty were trading in the positive territory on Monday, propelled by buying in bank stocks.
At 10:40 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 81494.7 up by 287.53 points or by 0.35 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24966.3 up by 72.05 points or by 0.29 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 81525.98 and intraday low of 81155.88 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 24978.5 and intraday low of 24881.65
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Bajaj Finance Ltd. (Rs. 1009.20,+1.98%), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (Rs. 2952.50,+1.73%), Axis Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1200.50,+1.59%), HCL Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 1412.00,+1.35%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1419.30,+1.32%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 285.45,-1.43%), Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 170.80,-1.39%), Titan Company Ltd. (Rs. 3408.10,-1.28%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. (Rs. 1401.25,-1.25%), Tata Motors Ltd. (Rs. 708.45,-1.05%), among others.
IT index was at 33942.86 up by 394.43 points or by 1.18%. Onward Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 327.85,+10.39%), Black Box Ltd. (Rs. 587.10,+5.00%), 63 Moons Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 896.20,+4.03%), Persistent Systems Ltd. (Rs. 5196.10,+2.48%), LTIMindtree Ltd. (Rs. 5244.75,+2.46%),.
CDS index was at 58244.55 down by -404.19 points or by -0.69%. Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd. (Rs. 482.95,-1.78%), Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd. (Rs. 291.45,-1.29%), Titan Company Ltd. (Rs. 3408.10,-1.28%), Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd. (Rs. 87.15,-1.01%), Supreme Industries Ltd. (Rs. 4176.70,-0.81%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4174 , shares advanced were 1957 while 2005 shares declined and 212 were unchanged.