The Sensex and Nifty closed lower for the third consecutive session on Wednesday, as elevated crude oil prices, higher global bond yields and continued foreign fund outflows weighed on investor sentiment.
The 30-share benchmark index was trading at 72480.29 down by -48.78 points or by -0.07 % and then NSE Nifty was at 22620.45 down by -95.75 points or by -0.42 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 73062.23 and intraday low of 72366.44 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 22809.35 and intraday low of 22595.2
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (Rs. 417.60,+2.86%), ICICI Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1322.50,+2.31%), InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. (Rs. 4980.00,+2.05%), Axis Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1226.00,+1.41%), UltraTech Cement Ltd. (Rs. 10975.00,+1.18%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Eternal Ltd. (Rs. 319.45,-2.31%), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1820.00,-2.15%), Titan Company Ltd. (Rs. 4590.00,-2.01%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. (Rs. 1786.05,-1.76%), Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 184.65,-1.76%), among others.
Realty index was at 6629.46 up by 92.62 points or by 1.42%. Prestige Estates Projects Ltd. (Rs. 1482.00,+4.22%), Lodha Developers Ltd. (Rs. 1135.00,+2.32%), DLF Ltd. (Rs. 672.00,+1.82%), Brigade Enterprises Ltd. (Rs. 571.00,+1.23%), Phoenix Mills Ltd. (Rs. 1942.60,+0.74%),.
HCS index was at 50047.1 down by -1205.78 points or by -2.35%. Wanbury Ltd. (Rs. 198.90,-8.40%), Innova Captab Ltd. (Rs. 1170.00,-8.06%), Ind-Swift Laboratories Ltd. (Rs. 386.50,-6.56%), Yatharth Hospital & Trauma Care Services Ltd. (Rs. 1033.95,-6.48%), Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd. (Rs. 8138.50,-6.47%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4850 , shares advanced were 2303 while 2305 shares declined and 242 were unchanged.