The key benchmark indices were lacklustre for most of the day on Thursday, but selling pressure in the last hour of trade dragged them into the negative zone. However, the broader markets managed to hold on to their gains.

The 30-share benchmark index ended at 62428.54 down by -193.7 points or by -0.31 % and then NSE Nifty was at 18487.75 down by -46.65 points or by -0.25 %.

Sensex touched intraday high of 62762.41 and intraday low of 62359.14 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 18580.3 and intraday low of 18464.55

The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Tata Motors Ltd. (Rs. 535.25,+1.67%), Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Rs. 2697.75,+1.39%), Asian Paints Ltd. (Rs. 3240.45,+1.32%), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Rs. 987.50,+1.12%), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (Rs. 3323.30,+0.98%), among others.

The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Bharti Airtel Ltd. (Rs. 828.05,-3.42%), Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1928.50,-3.31%), ICICI Bank Ltd. (Rs. 936.05,-1.31%), ITC Ltd. (Rs. 439.80,-1.24%), Reliance Industries Ltd. (Rs. 2462.05,-0.51%), among others.

Realty index was at 3878.64 up by 45.48 points or by 1.19%. Sobha Ltd. (Rs. 558.85,+7.40%), Macrotech Developers Ltd. (Rs. 559.15,+2.65%), Phoenix Mills Ltd. (Rs. 1500.55,+2.02%), Oberoi Realty Ltd. (Rs. 941.95,+1.23%), Brigade Enterprises Ltd. (Rs. 569.60,+1.12%),.

Bankex index was at 49605.22 down by -412.3 points or by -0.82%. Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1928.50,-3.31%), ICICI Bank Ltd. (Rs. 936.05,-1.31%), Au Small Finance Bank Ltd. (Rs. 766.90,-1.18%), HDFC Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1604.10,-0.45%), Canara Bank (Rs. 309.45,-0.06%),.

The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 3908 , shares advanced were 2204 while 1545 shares declined and 159 were unchanged.