Indian stock markets opened higher on Wednesday, lifted by global optimism.
At 9:30 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 82336.99 up by 307.01 points or by 0.37 % and then NSE Nifty was at 25181.95 up by 36.45 points or by 0.14 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 82384.55 and intraday low of 82084.37 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 25181.95 and intraday low of 25181.95
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Bajaj Finance Ltd. (Rs. 1030.25,+1.14%), NTPC Ltd. (Rs. 340.55,+1.10%), Bajaj Finserv Ltd. (Rs. 2038.15,+0.98%), Asian Paints Ltd. (Rs. 2338.20,+0.93%), Nestle India Ltd. (Rs. 1185.00,+0.85%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1456.80,-0.77%), Axis Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1169.00,-0.65%), Titan Company Ltd. (Rs. 3522.30,-0.30%), IndusInd Bank Ltd. (Rs. 748.10,-0.22%), Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1486.70,-0.21%), among others.
Realty index was at 6958.45 up by 58.21 points or by 0.84%. Anant Raj Ltd. (Rs. 678.80,+3.20%), Godrej Industries Ltd. (Rs. 2088.55,+1.45%), Phoenix Mills Ltd. (Rs. 1643.00,+1.17%), Lodha Developers Ltd. (Rs. 1151.00,+0.87%), Signatureglobal (India) Ltd. (Rs. 1009.35,+0.81%),.
Bankex index was at 63799.97 down by 81.54 points or by 0.13%. Axis Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1169.00,-0.65%), IndusInd Bank Ltd. (Rs. 748.10,-0.22%), Federal Bank Ltd. (Rs. 215.25,-0.07%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 3093 , shares advanced were 1910 while 1016 shares declined and 167 were unchanged.