Indian markets slipped on Tuesday, with indices settling lower amid renewed profit-taking by investors.
The 30-share benchmark index ended at 84666.28 down by -436.41 points or by -0.51 % and then NSE Nifty was at 25839.65 down by -120.9 points or by -0.47 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 84947.89 and intraday low of 84382.96 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 25923.65 and intraday low of 25728
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Eternal Ltd. (Rs. 291.70,+2.26%), Titan Company Ltd. (Rs. 3845.30,+2.13%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. (Rs. 1495.70,+1.07%), IndusInd Bank Ltd. (Rs. 846.80,+0.66%), Bajaj Finserv Ltd. (Rs. 2066.35,+0.36%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Asian Paints Ltd. (Rs. 2790.90,-4.61%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1560.00,-1.99%), HCL Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 1658.00,-1.78%), Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 160.60,-1.74%), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1776.45,-1.05%), among others.
CGS index was at 66564.93 up by 831.89 points or by 1.27%. Kaynes Technology India Ltd. (Rs. 4335.50,+14.10%), Grindwell Norton Ltd. (Rs. 1609.00,+4.52%), AIA Engineering Ltd. (Rs. 3821.20,+4.41%), CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd. (Rs. 668.40,+3.29%), LMW Ltd. (Rs. 15150.00,+2.93%),.
IT index was at 36843 down by -332.62 points or by -0.89%. Coforge Ltd. (Rs. 1873.40,-4.02%), Cigniti Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 1824.90,-3.30%), Nelco Ltd. (Rs. 760.25,-2.33%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1560.00,-1.99%), InfoBeans Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 628.70,-1.79%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4516 , shares advanced were 2683 while 1648 shares declined and 185 were unchanged.