The benchmark Indian equity indices, Sensex and Nifty, began Monday’s trading session on a weak footing, weighed down by mixed global cues and cautious investor sentiment.

At 9:26 hours, teh 30-share benchmark index was trading at 80892.29 up by 169.35 points or by 0.21 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24796.5 down by -28.95 points or by -0.12 %.

Sensex touched intraday high of 81024.94 and intraday low of 80480.61 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 24796.5 and intraday low of 24796.5

The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. (Rs. 1375.75,+2.73%), Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (Rs. 3904.20,+2.39%), Bharat Electronics Ltd. (Rs. 434.70,+2.29%), Reliance Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1358.60,+0.94%), InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. (Rs. 4630.70,+0.89%), among others.

The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1635.85,-1.43%), Titan Company Ltd. (Rs. 3933.40,-1.43%), Trent Ltd. (Rs. 3681.00,-1.35%), ITC Ltd. (Rs. 305.80,-1.23%), Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Rs. 2328.40,-0.97%), among others.

Oil&Gas index was at 27549.12 up by 214.05 points or by 0.78%. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 439.00,+1.70%), Petronet LNG Ltd. (Rs. 284.20,+1.05%), Reliance Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1358.60,+0.94%), Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 161.00,+0.75%), Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 255.90,+0.63%),.

In BSE, BSE_PSU index was at 20705.7 up by 116.94 points or by 0.57%. Mangalore Refinery And Petrochemicals Ltd. (Rs. 171.75,+5.17%), Hindustan Copper Ltd. (Rs. 626.45,+4.64%), National Aluminium Company Ltd. (Rs. 365.30,+3.15%), Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 854.00,+2.61%), Bharat Electronics Ltd. (Rs. 434.70,+2.29%),.

The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 3068 , shares advanced were 1270 while 1646 shares declined and 152 were unchanged.