Indian benchmark indices erased gains from the previous session, dragged down by declines in banking, realty, and oil & gas stocks.
Investor sentiment remained under pressure amid growing concerns over escalating tensions in West Asia, which continued to weigh on the broader market.
The 30-share benchmark index ended at 77017.79 down by -251.61 points or by -0.33 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24032.8 down by -86.5 points or by -0.36 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 77151.33 and intraday low of 76515.03 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 24081.7 and intraday low of 23882.05
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 3211.65,+3.41%), UltraTech Cement Ltd. (Rs. 11940.65,+1.58%), Bajaj Finserv Ltd. (Rs. 1790.70,+1.08%), Bajaj Finance Ltd. (Rs. 958.45,+0.87%), Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1177.70,+0.80%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were ICICI Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1251.45,-1.53%), Eternal Ltd. (Rs. 248.50,-1.37%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1452.00,-1.28%), Axis Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1259.75,-1.20%), Bharti Airtel Ltd. (Rs. 1807.25,-1.08%), among others.
FMCG index was at 19092.37 up by 114.95 points or by 0.61%. Dwarikesh Sugar Industries Ltd. (Rs. 50.43,+6.48%), Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd. (Rs. 488.50,+5.90%), Hindustan Foods Ltd. (Rs. 531.00,+5.57%), Gopal Snacks Ltd. (Rs. 315.05,+5.46%), Zuari Industries Ltd. (Rs. 280.75,+5.15%),.
Realty index was at 6194.72 down by -86.6 points or by -1.38%. Godrej Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1809.50,-4.75%), Lodha Developers Ltd. (Rs. 907.85,-1.70%), DLF Ltd. (Rs. 596.95,-1.68%), Prestige Estates Projects Ltd. (Rs. 1430.50,-1.60%), Oberoi Realty Ltd. (Rs. 1665.00,-1.60%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4612 , shares advanced were 2093 while 2308 shares declined and 211 were unchanged.