Indian equity markets began the holiday-shortened week on a positive note on Monday, extending the gains from the previous session despite mixed global cues. The early momentum was driven by buying interest in information technology (IT) and metal stocks, which supported overall market sentiment.
At 9:45 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 85386.13 up by 456.77 points or by 0.54 % and then NSE Nifty was at 26113.15 up by 146.75 points or by 0.57 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 85461.19 and intraday low of 85145.86 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 26136.9 and intraday low of 26047.8
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1678.00,+2.34%), Bharti Airtel Ltd. (Rs. 2127.40,+1.48%), Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 170.90,+1.33%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1625.75,+0.80%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. (Rs. 1506.50,+0.70%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were UltraTech Cement Ltd. (Rs. 11435.00,-0.54%), Nestle India Ltd. (Rs. 1241.05,-0.19%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 263.15,-0.15%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 3598.80,-0.11%), among others.
Metal index was at 35351.96 up by 508.83 points or by 1.46%. Steel Authority of India (SAIL) Ltd. (Rs. 129.35,+2.74%), Hindustan Zinc Ltd. (Rs. 604.70,+2.68%), National Aluminium Company Ltd. (Rs. 285.55,+2.49%), Vedanta Ltd. (Rs. 594.00,+2.10%), Hindalco Industries Ltd. (Rs. 866.90,+1.78%),.
FMCG index was at 20149.54 down by 49.71 points or by 0.25%. Dodla Dairy Ltd. (Rs. 1218.35,-0.79%), Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd. (Rs. 2095.90,-0.69%), Gujarat Ambuja Exports Ltd. (Rs. 123.00,-0.65%), Avanti Feeds Ltd. (Rs. 848.75,-0.60%), Britannia Industries Ltd. (Rs. 6073.00,-0.49%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 3803 , shares advanced were 2597 while 982 shares declined and 224 were unchanged.