Indian benchmark indices were trading flat with negative bias during the noon trading session. Among sectors, power, auto and realty indices up 1 percent each, while some selling is seen in the pharma names. BSE midcap and smallcap indices up 0.5 percent each.
At 12:40 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 60099.2 down by -39.26 points or by -0.07 % and then NSE Nifty was at 17915.15 down by -14.5 points or by -0.08 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 60421.14 and intraday low of 59918.85 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 18012.25 and intraday low of 17872.25
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (Rs. 7796.30,+2.41%), NTPC Ltd. (Rs. 136.60,+1.71%), Titan Company Ltd. (Rs. 2441.20,+1.45%), Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (Rs. 1817.40,+1.24%), State Bank of India (Rs. 519.00,+0.67%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Rs. 788.95,-2.81%), Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 1341.50,-1.76%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1497.80,-1.63%), Reliance Industries Ltd. (Rs. 2505.55,-1.25%), Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. (Rs. 4749.65,-1.06%), among others.
Realty index was at 4231.67 up by 104.54 points or by 2.53%. Phoenix Mills Ltd. (Rs. 1046.30,+8.74%), Indiabulls Real Estate Ltd. (Rs. 173.15,+7.25%), Prestige Estates Projects Ltd. (Rs. 462.85,+6.23%), Brigade Enterprises Ltd. (Rs. 500.40,+4.69%), DLF Ltd. (Rs. 423.40,+3.56%),.
HCS index was at 25161.86 down by -168.09 points or by -0.66%. Sequent Scientific Ltd. (Rs. 177.00,-5.32%), Venus Remedies Ltd. (Rs. 526.30,-3.41%), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Rs. 790.00,-2.68%), Cadila Healthcare Ltd. (Rs. 491.25,-1.97%), Alkem Laboratories Ltd. (Rs. 3692.45,-1.87%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 3464 , shares advanced were 2051 while 1249 shares declined and 164 were unchanged