Indian benchmark indices extended their losses, weighed down by declines in oil & gas and realty stocks.
Investor sentiment remained cautious amid escalating geopolitical tensions in West Asia, which continued to put pressure on the markets.
At 12:40 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 76777.28 down by -492.12 points or by -0.64 % and then NSE Nifty was at 23943.2 down by -176.1 points or by -0.73 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 77140.97 and intraday low of 76515.03 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 24072.1 and intraday low of 23882.05
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 3142.05,+1.17%), UltraTech Cement Ltd. (Rs. 11817.50,+0.54%), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (Rs. 2441.15,+0.43%), Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1172.45,+0.35%), Bajaj Finserv Ltd. (Rs. 1775.15,+0.20%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Eternal Ltd. (Rs. 247.65,-1.71%), ICICI Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1250.55,-1.61%), HDFC Bank Ltd. (Rs. 765.85,-1.55%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1449.55,-1.44%), Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (Rs. 4055.15,-1.10%), among others.
Power index was at 8247.32 up by 29.18 points or by 0.36%. CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd. (Rs. 829.35,+3.42%), GE Vernova T&D India Ltd. (Rs. 4580.95,+1.82%), Adani Power Ltd. (Rs. 231.00,+1.54%), Adani Green Energy Ltd. (Rs. 1310.00,+1.46%), Hitachi Energy India Ltd. (Rs. 34110.00,+1.08%),.
Bankex index was at 61230.88 down by -561.41 points or by -0.91%. ICICI Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1250.55,-1.61%), HDFC Bank Ltd. (Rs. 765.85,-1.55%), IDFC First Bank Ltd. (Rs. 68.74,-1.22%), State Bank of India (Rs. 1057.20,-1.04%), Union Bank of India (Rs. 162.05,-1.01%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4371 , shares advanced were 1818 while 2299 shares declined and 254 were unchanged.