Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty were trading higher on Friday, extending their previous session's rally, in-tandem with a positive global trends amid a rate cut by the US Federal Reserve.
At 10:45 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 85015.21 up by 197.08 points or by 0.23 % and then NSE Nifty was at 25953.8 up by 55.25 points or by 0.21 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 85282.76 and intraday low of 84956.74 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 26038.4 and intraday low of 25938.45
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 170.10,+2.25%), Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (Rs. 4066.30,+1.53%), UltraTech Cement Ltd. (Rs. 11622.75,+1.36%), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (Rs. 16480.00,+1.34%), Bajaj Finance Ltd. (Rs. 1018.05,+1.21%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Rs. 2262.25,-1.84%), Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1584.80,-0.81%), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1794.80,-0.67%), HCL Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 1662.60,-0.59%), Asian Paints Ltd. (Rs. 2765.00,-0.51%), among others.
Metal index was at 34527.17 up by 508.85 points or by 1.5%. Hindustan Zinc Ltd. (Rs. 543.50,+4.03%), National Aluminium Company Ltd. (Rs. 272.30,+3.03%), Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 170.10,+2.25%), Hindalco Industries Ltd. (Rs. 841.15,+2.01%), Vedanta Ltd. (Rs. 538.45,+1.74%),.
FMCG index was at 19947.67 down by -90.02 points or by -0.45%. Dwarikesh Sugar Industries Ltd. (Rs. 40.22,-2.47%), Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Rs. 2262.25,-1.84%), Avanti Feeds Ltd. (Rs. 791.15,-1.84%), Avadh Sugar & Energy Ltd. (Rs. 381.20,-1.64%), AVT Natural Products Ltd. (Rs. 67.92,-1.58%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4002 , shares advanced were 2426 while 1370 shares declined and 206 were unchanged.