Indian stock markets were trading higher during the noon trading session, supported amid improving clarity on the contours of the India–US trade deal, and firm global cues, which together lifted overall market sentiment.
At 12:50 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 83944.69 up by 364.29 points or by 0.44 % and then NSE Nifty was at 25836.45 up by 142.75 points or by 0.56 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 84314.68 and intraday low of 83860.42 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 25922.25 and intraday low of 25780.9
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were State Bank of India (Rs. 1137.60,+6.68%), Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 201.60,+2.31%), Bharat Electronics Ltd. (Rs. 437.80,+1.92%), Trent Ltd. (Rs. 4186.55,+1.64%), Titan Company Ltd. (Rs. 4206.65,+1.57%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 288.25,-1.59%), ITC Ltd. (Rs. 322.95,-0.95%), ICICI Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1393.35,-0.95%), Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1493.05,-0.92%), HDFC Bank Ltd. (Rs. 936.50,-0.49%), among others.
Realty index was at 6586.77 up by 153.87 points or by 2.39%. Godrej Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1804.40,+6.16%), Brigade Enterprises Ltd. (Rs. 794.65,+4.34%), Anant Raj Ltd. (Rs. 563.65,+3.20%), Lodha Developers Ltd. (Rs. 1086.85,+3.06%), Sobha Ltd. (Rs. 1548.00,+2.20%),.
Power index was at 6811.51 down by -1.34 points or by -0.02%. Siemens Ltd. (Rs. 3102.80,-2.34%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 288.25,-1.59%), NHPC Ltd. (Rs. 78.20,-1.55%), Torrent Power Ltd. (Rs. 1413.00,-1.18%), Siemens Energy India Ltd. (Rs. 2718.35,-0.79%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4500 , shares advanced were 3109 while 1197 shares declined and 194 were unchanged.