Benchmark indices Nifty50 and Sensex opened sharply lower, tracking weakness in global equities after a fresh escalation in the US-Iran conflict pushed oil prices higher and weighed on investor sentiment.
At 9:45 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 74930.16 down by -1773.97 points or by -2.31 % and then NSE Nifty was at 23316.05 down by -461.75 points or by -1.94 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 75354.18 and intraday low of 74685.52 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 23378.7 and intraday low of 23180.95
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were HDFC Bank Ltd. (Rs. 801.40,-4.93%), Eternal Ltd. (Rs. 234.00,-3.54%), Axis Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1211.95,-3.27%), Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (Rs. 3488.95,-3.23%), Bajaj Finance Ltd. (Rs. 851.85,-3.17%), among others.
HCS index was at 42046.85 up by -654.91 points or by -1.53%. Aarti Drugs Ltd. (Rs. 347.20,+1.80%), NGL Fine - Chem Ltd. (Rs. 2208.90,+0.56%), Acutaas Chemicals Ltd. (Rs. 2272.10,+0.55%), Natco Pharma Ltd. (Rs. 960.10,+0.27%), Strides Pharma Science Ltd. (Rs. 906.15,+0.12%),.
Realty index was at 5520.68 down by -162.68 points or by -2.86%. Godrej Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1586.05,-3.45%), Brigade Enterprises Ltd. (Rs. 663.00,-3.37%), Anant Raj Ltd. (Rs. 455.50,-3.33%), Prestige Estates Projects Ltd. (Rs. 1277.25,-3.26%), Lodha Developers Ltd. (Rs. 827.15,-3.12%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 3538 , shares advanced were 832 while 2536 shares declined and 170 were unchanged.