Indian benchmark indices were trading higher on Monday, with the Sensex and Nifty gaining momentum amid a strong rally in global equities and a steep decline in crude oil prices following the announcement of a peace agreement between the United States and Iran.
At 10:30 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 76705.36 up by 1177.41 points or by 1.56 % and then NSE Nifty was at 23945.05 up by 322.15 points or by 1.36 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 76821.07 and intraday low of 76524.17 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 24011.4 and intraday low of 23927.35
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. (Rs. 4933.00,+4.76%), Bajaj Finance Ltd. (Rs. 958.55,+4.34%), Trent Ltd. (Rs. 2872.45,+4.27%), Bajaj Finserv Ltd. (Rs. 1757.65,+4.05%), Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (Rs. 4213.45,+4.03%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were NTPC Ltd. (Rs. 352.80,-0.32%), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1802.05,-0.29%), among others.
Realty index was at 6212.39 up by 201.89 points or by 3.36%. Godrej Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1783.05,+5.52%), Embassy Developments Ltd. (Rs. 62.02,+4.99%), Prestige Estates Projects Ltd. (Rs. 1439.00,+3.80%), Lodha Developers Ltd. (Rs. 932.15,+3.58%), Oberoi Realty Ltd. (Rs. 1676.80,+3.32%),.
HCS index was at 47333.82 down by -54.45 points or by -0.11%. Shree Ganesh Remedies Ltd. (Rs. 567.00,-5.57%), Nephrocare Health Services Ltd. (Rs. 711.80,-5.08%), Panacea Biotec Ltd. (Rs. 522.65,-2.73%), Ajanta Pharma Ltd. (Rs. 3048.70,-2.58%), Unichem Laboratories Ltd. (Rs. 435.45,-2.39%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4303 , shares advanced were 3230 while 806 shares declined and 267 were unchanged.