Benchmark Indian equity indices witnessed volatile trade in the final session of the week as investors on Dalal Street digested the Reserve Bank of India’s monetary policy outcome announced on Friday.
At 12:40 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 83107.42 down by -206.51 points or by -0.25 % and then NSE Nifty was at 25570.3 down by -72.5 points or by -0.28 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 83457.76 and intraday low of 82925.35 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 25657.9 and intraday low of 25491.9
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were ITC Ltd. (Rs. 324.90,+4.72%), Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (Rs. 421.25,+3.08%), Bharti Airtel Ltd. (Rs. 2022.40,+1.52%), Bajaj Finance Ltd. (Rs. 977.70,+1.35%), Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Rs. 2379.90,+1.10%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1606.75,-2.39%), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (Rs. 2928.70,-2.12%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. (Rs. 1538.00,-2.09%), State Bank of India (Rs. 1053.25,-1.88%), NTPC Ltd. (Rs. 361.75,-1.40%), among others.
FMCG index was at 18879.09 up by 256.9 points or by 1.38%. Godfrey Phillips India Ltd. (Rs. 2172.65,+9.62%), ITC Ltd. (Rs. 324.90,+4.72%), VST Industries Ltd. (Rs. 238.85,+4.26%), Mukka Proteins Ltd. (Rs. 24.29,+3.10%), United Breweries Ltd. (Rs. 1524.05,+2.82%),.
IT index was at 34199.57 down by -643.51 points or by -1.85%. Accelya Solutions India Ltd. (Rs. 1276.65,-7.53%), Ramco Systems Ltd. (Rs. 529.25,-6.91%), D-Link (India) Ltd. (Rs. 391.35,-5.36%), AXISCADES Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 1120.60,-5.00%), BLS E-Services Ltd. (Rs. 166.15,-4.76%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4286 , shares advanced were 1578 while 2509 shares declined and 199 were unchanged.