The Nifty50 and Sensex moved higher in early trade, supported by positive global market sentiment and easing concerns surrounding tensions between the US and Iran.
At 9:36 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 76,185.30 up by 769 points or by 1.03 % and then NSE Nifty was at 23940.25 up by 220.95 points or by 0.93 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 75810.97 and intraday low of 75230.75 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 23940.25 and intraday low of 23940.25
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Trent Ltd. (Rs. 4295.75,+3.01%), Axis Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1285.25,+2.52%), ICICI Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1264.90,+1.77%), Asian Paints Ltd. (Rs. 2638.95,+1.56%), Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Rs. 2202.00,+1.06%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1845.20,-2.43%), ITC Ltd. (Rs. 301.75,-2.03%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 294.35,-1.75%), Bharat Electronics Ltd. (Rs. 416.55,-0.99%), Bharti Airtel Ltd. (Rs. 1871.40,-0.73%), among others.
Bankex index was at 60904.45 up by 709.22 points or by 1.18%. Axis Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1285.25,+2.52%), Au Small Finance Bank Ltd. (Rs. 978.30,+2.00%), ICICI Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1264.90,+1.77%), YES Bank Ltd. (Rs. 21.88,+1.44%), IndusInd Bank Ltd. (Rs. 910.65,+1.22%),.
HCS index was at 47267.53 down by -589.53 points or by -1.23%. SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Rs. 381.20,-10.54%), Dishman Carbogen Amcis Ltd. (Rs. 195.45,-8.20%), Max Healthcare Institute Ltd. (Rs. 1023.25,-6.26%), Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Rs. 2259.20,-5.46%), Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. (Rs. 1464.65,-5.29%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4700 , shares advanced were 2351 while 2139 shares declined and 210 were unchanged.