Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended nearly unchanged on Thursday, as profit booking in heavyweight stocks such as HDFC Bank and Reliance Industries offset gains in IT shares, while ongoing geopolitical tensions kept investor sentiment cautious.
The 30-share benchmark index ended at 77186.87 up by 1.44 points or by 0 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24072.75 down by -5.75 points or by -0.02 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 77579.69 and intraday low of 77086.42 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 24186.5 and intraday low of 24050
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. (Rs. 5266.90,+1.84%), HCL Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 1188.05,+1.73%), Bajaj Finance Ltd. (Rs. 1037.55,+1.57%), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (Rs. 13773.10,+1.42%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 3120.45,+1.20%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Eternal Ltd. (Rs. 286.45,-2.82%), Bharat Electronics Ltd. (Rs. 407.05,-1.00%), Bajaj Finserv Ltd. (Rs. 1832.35,-0.96%), HDFC Bank Ltd. (Rs. 808.30,-0.86%), Axis Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1304.70,-0.61%), among others.
CDS index was at 63430.18 up by 709.32 points or by 1.13%. Dixon Technologies (India) Ltd. (Rs. 14503.35,+6.12%), Amber Enterprises India Ltd. (Rs. 8014.80,+1.92%), Berger Paints (India) Ltd. (Rs. 500.00,+1.74%), Titan Company Ltd. (Rs. 4625.30,+1.05%), Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd. (Rs. 260.55,+0.42%),.
Realty index was at 7072.95 down by -66.83 points or by -0.94%. Prestige Estates Projects Ltd. (Rs. 1644.00,-2.49%), Phoenix Mills Ltd. (Rs. 2089.10,-2.06%), DLF Ltd. (Rs. 647.60,-1.52%), Brigade Enterprises Ltd. (Rs. 555.40,-0.86%), Godrej Industries Ltd. (Rs. 2089.20,-0.68%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4661 , shares advanced were 2107 while 2309 shares declined and 245 were unchanged.