Indian stock markets opened lower on Friday, weighed down by subdued global cues.
At 9:29 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 85568.51 down by -64.17 points or by -0.07 % and then NSE Nifty was at 26109.55 down by -82.6 points or by -0.32 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 85609.4 and intraday low of 85335.71 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 26109.55 and intraday low of 26109.55
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 3765.85,+1.34%), IndusInd Bank Ltd. (Rs. 835.20,+0.69%), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (Rs. 3166.00,+0.64%), Reliance Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1555.20,+0.39%), Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (Rs. 4052.90,+0.38%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were ICICI Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1373.00,-0.72%), Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 171.30,-0.67%), Bajaj Finance Ltd. (Rs. 1022.40,-0.59%), Eternal Ltd. (Rs. 305.25,-0.57%), Axis Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1278.00,-0.56%), among others.
Auto index was at 61488.67 up by 180.12 points or by 0.29%. Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 3765.85,+1.34%), MRF Ltd. (Rs. 153600.00,+1.07%), Eicher Motors Ltd. (Rs. 7178.90,+0.77%), UNO Minda Ltd. (Rs. 1301.05,+0.73%), Balkrishna Industries Ltd. (Rs. 2307.05,+0.39%),.
Metal index was at 34151.74 down by -269.73 points or by -0.78%. Hindalco Industries Ltd. (Rs. 782.80,-2.10%), National Aluminium Company Ltd. (Rs. 254.55,-1.26%), Jindal Steel Ltd. (Rs. 1060.90,-0.84%), NMDC Ltd. (Rs. 73.86,-0.79%), JSW Steel Ltd. (Rs. 1161.85,-0.68%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 3192 , shares advanced were 1200 while 1822 shares declined and 170 were unchanged.