The benchmark indices have trimmed some of their day's gain and are now trading marginally higher as market is experiencing bouts of volatility. Among sectors, Nifty FMCG, Nifty IT, and Nifty Auto declined the most, while Nifty Realty outperformed.
On the corporate front, Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) share price rose 2 per cent to an intraday high of ₹2,273.10 on BSE.
Bajaj Finance share price rose 3 per cent in Thursday’s session as it launched ₹11,700 crore qualified institutional placement.
At 11:55 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 81977.8 up by 98.4 points or by 0.12 % and then NSE Nifty was at 25280.1 up by 25.05 points or by 0.1 %.
During the trade so-far, the BSE 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. 1111.15,+3.36%), Bajaj Finserv Ltd. (Rs. 1890.05,+1.89%), State Bank of India (Rs. 1075.45,+1.44%), Eternal Ltd. (Rs. 365.50,+1.30%), Bharat Electronics Ltd. (Rs. 403.55,+1.27%), among others.
On the other side, the top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Rs. 1979.95,-1.98%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 3394.10,-1.80%), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (Rs. 2433.40,-1.45%), NTPC Ltd. (Rs. 322.55,-1.13%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 260.45,-1.03%), among others.
Among the sectors, CGS index was at 72380.76 up by 507.15 points or by 0.71%. Data Patterns (India) Ltd. (Rs. 4258.10,+5.06%), Elgi Equipments Ltd. (Rs. 580.70,+3.37%), Carborundum Universal Ltd. (Rs. 1073.00,+3.31%), KEI Industries Ltd. (Rs. 4142.15,+3.27%), Siemens Energy India Ltd. (Rs. 3033.80,+2.39%),.
Whereas, Power index was at 7180.78 down by -43.94 points or by -0.61%. Hitachi Energy India Ltd. (Rs. 28565.00,-1.93%), NHPC Ltd. (Rs. 76.82,-1.58%), Siemens Ltd. (Rs. 3632.30,-1.35%), NTPC Ltd. (Rs. 322.55,-1.13%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 260.45,-1.03%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4570 , shares advanced were 2523 while 1778 shares declined and 269 were unchanged.