3:43 pm
Jack
MUMBAI : Indian markets were witnessing profit booking session after a sharp rally in absence of fresh buying ahead of September series expiry. Weak cues from European peers also weighed sentiments. Gains in technology, FMCG and realty space were offset by losses in capital goods, metals and auto space.
At 2:45 pm; Bombay Stock Exchange's Sensex was at 16432.42, down 91.61 points or 0.55 per cent. The 30-share index touched intraday low of 16363.63 and high of 16663.26.
National Stock Exchange's Nifty was at 4940.15, down 31.10 points or 0.63 per cent. The broader index touched a high of 5006.05 and low of 4918.45 in trade so far.
BSE Midcap Index was down 0.72 per cent and BSE Smallcap Index slipped 0.79 per cent.
Amongst the sectoral indices, BSE Capital Goods Index was down 1.78 per cent, BSE Metal Index slipped 1.69 per cent and BSE Auto Index declined 1.37 per cent. BSE IT Index was up 0.91 per cent, BSE FMCG Index advanced 0.80 per cent and BSE Realty Index moved 0.30 per cent higher.
Jaiprakash Associates (-3.89%), L&T (-2.68%), Tata Steel (-2.60%), Maruti Suzuki (-2.37%) and ICICI Bank (-2.36%) were amongst the major Sensex losers.
DLF (2.62%), ITC (1.55%), Infosys Technologies (1.39%), NTPC (1.15%) and ONGC (1.10%) were amongst the major gainers.
Market breadth was negative on the BSE with 1719 losers against 1014 gainers.
