The benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty50 were trading higher, supported by gains in IT stocks, which led the market's upward momentum.
At 9:45 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 77372.61 up by 187.18 points or by 0.24 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24108.1 up by 29.6 points or by 0.12 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 77514.3 and intraday low of 77276.52 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 24167.4 and intraday low of 24097.05
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were HCL Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 1191.35,+2.02%), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (Rs. 13769.55,+1.40%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 3126.25,+1.39%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1517.35,+1.25%), Titan Company Ltd. (Rs. 4620.35,+0.94%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Bajaj Finserv Ltd. (Rs. 1840.15,-0.54%), Eternal Ltd. (Rs. 293.35,-0.47%), Axis Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1306.55,-0.47%), HDFC Bank Ltd. (Rs. 812.75,-0.32%), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1946.65,-0.30%), among others.
Oil&Gas index was at 26607.62 up by 271.21 points or by 1.03%. Indraprastha Gas Ltd. (Rs. 156.75,+3.47%), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 405.25,+2.67%), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 317.50,+2.49%), Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 142.60,+1.60%), GAIL (India) Ltd. (Rs. 175.55,+1.42%),.
Realty index was at 7086.41 down by -53.37 points or by -0.75%. Phoenix Mills Ltd. (Rs. 2107.35,-1.20%), Prestige Estates Projects Ltd. (Rs. 1666.90,-1.13%), DLF Ltd. (Rs. 650.90,-1.02%), Godrej Industries Ltd. (Rs. 2082.80,-0.98%), Aditya Birla Real Estate Ltd. (Rs. 1412.45,-0.89%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 3554 , shares advanced were 1788 while 1570 shares declined and 196 were unchanged.