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Category : Market
Headline : Mid-Session: Sensex, Nifty trim losses as Iran dismisses counter retaliation
Date: 19/04/2024 12:54
Indian benchmark indices pared all the early losses and bounced back in green during the noon trading session amid buying seen in index heavyweights including Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd,HDFC Bank Ltd, ITC Ltd, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd, Hindustan Unilever Ltd. among others.

At 12:45 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 72581.71 up by 92.72 points or by 0.13 % and then NSE Nifty was at 21972.75 down by -23.1 points or by -0.11 %.

Sensex touched intraday high of 72633.52 and intraday low of 71816.46 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 21994.75 and intraday low of 21777.65

The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 2052.75,+1.41%), HDFC Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1514.15,+1.31%), ITC Ltd. (Rs. 424.15,+1.24%), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (Rs. 12506.95,+0.89%), Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Rs. 2234.10,+0.86%), among others.

The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Nestle India Ltd. (Rs. 2425.45,-1.51%), HCL Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 1447.90,-1.35%), Tata Motors Ltd. (Rs. 958.40,-1.34%), Axis Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1010.60,-1.32%), Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (Rs. 3517.45,-0.94%), among others.

FMCG index was at 19088.2 up by 65.04 points or by 0.34%. Kaveri Seed Company Ltd. (Rs. 753.00,+9.61%), Manorama Industries Ltd. (Rs. 551.40,+4.11%), Avanti Feeds Ltd. (Rs. 508.50,+2.27%), Mrs. Bectors Food Specialities Ltd. (Rs. 1069.20,+2.11%), Kokuyo Camlin Ltd. (Rs. 127.50,+1.80%),. Realty index was at 7252.81 down by -83.77 points or by -1.14%. Phoenix Mills Ltd. (Rs. 3051.30,-3.36%), Godrej Industries Ltd. (Rs. 2497.00,-1.62%), Macrotech Developers Ltd. (Rs. 1168.05,-1.16%), Oberoi Realty Ltd. (Rs. 1385.00,-1.13%), Sobha Ltd. (Rs. 1595.95,-1.01%),.

The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 3983 , shares advanced were 1626 while 2183 shares declined and 174 were unchanged.