Benchmark indices extended their gains for the third consecutive session on Thursday. Broader markets outperformed the benchmarks, with smallcaps jumping 1.24 percent and midcaps gaining 0.94 percent.
Meanwhile, shares of Cupid jumped 9.9 per cent to ₹389 per share after the company’s consolidated net profit surged 133 per cent on year.
On the corporate front, Lemon Tree Hotel share price rose 7.21 per cent to the day’s high of ₹123.40 per share on the National Stock Exchange (NSE).
On the flip side, Triveni Turbine shares drop over 6% as Q2 net profit falls.
At 11:23 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 82081.1 up by 201.7 points or by 0.25 % and then NSE Nifty was at 25296.4 up by 41.35 points or by 0.16 %.
In the positive trade so-far, Sensex touched intraday high of 82325.61 and intraday low of 81576.15 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 25384.8 and intraday low of 25142.95.
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Bajaj Finance Ltd. (Rs. 1111.05,+3.35%), Bajaj Finserv Ltd. (Rs. 1891.40,+1.96%), Eternal Ltd. (Rs. 366.60,+1.61%), State Bank of India (Rs. 1076.85,+1.57%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. (Rs. 1930.45,+1.19%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Rs. 1982.00,-1.88%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 3409.85,-1.35%), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (Rs. 2440.80,-1.15%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 260.70,-0.93%), HCL Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 1380.90,-0.91%), among others.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4454 , shares advanced were 2607 while 1577 shares declined and 270 were unchanged.