Domestic bourses continued to trade lower during the noon trading session amid negative cues from other Asian markets.
Traders remained cautious with the most awaited Federal Reserve’s policy meeting, one of several central bank decisions this week that could set the tone for risk appetite.
At 14:30 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 59996.37 down by -142.09 points or by -0.24 % and then NSE Nifty was at 17878.45 down by -51.2 points or by -0.29 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 60421.14 and intraday low of 59881.75 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 18012.25 and intraday low of 17847.6
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (Rs. 7791.40,+2.35%), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Rs. 830.65,+2.33%), Titan Company Ltd. (Rs. 2454.00,+1.98%), NTPC Ltd. (Rs. 136.70,+1.79%), State Bank of India (Rs. 522.35,+1.32%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 1325.90,-2.90%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1491.05,-2.08%), Reliance Industries Ltd. (Rs. 2502.85,-1.36%), HCL Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 1173.60,-1.30%), IndusInd Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1215.25,-1.07%), among others.
Realty index was at 4271.19 up by 144.06 points or by 3.49%. Indiabulls Real Estate Ltd. (Rs. 177.85,+10.16%), Phoenix Mills Ltd. (Rs. 1019.70,+5.98%), Prestige Estates Projects Ltd. (Rs. 459.25,+5.41%), DLF Ltd. (Rs. 428.50,+4.81%), Brigade Enterprises Ltd. (Rs. 499.05,+4.40%),.
Metal index was at 20370.28 down by -301.18 points or by -1.46%. Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 1325.90,-2.90%), Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. (Rs. 418.95,-2.81%), NMDC Ltd. (Rs. 142.00,-2.47%), JSW Steel Ltd. (Rs. 673.85,-2.16%), Steel Authority of India (SAIL) Ltd. (Rs. 123.00,-1.80%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 3621 , shares advanced were 2040 while 1391 shares declined and 190 were unchanged.