Broader markets outperform

After opening marginally in the green, the Sensex slipped into the red with the benchmark index touching an intra-day low of 19,626. Currently, the Nifty and the Sensex are flat at 5,909 and 19,698 respectively. In the broader markets, the smallcap index advanced 1% while the midcap index gained 0.5% outperforming the BSE benchmark index which is down 0.2% in the negative.

On the BSE sectoral chart, IT and Auto indices are down 0.5% each followed by Bankex losing nearly 0.1%. On the other hand, Consumer Durables and Health Care gaining 1% and 0.4% are the top gainers while Oil & Gas and Realty are trading flat.

Reliance Communications, Hindalco and BHEL up 1% each are the top gainers among the Sensex- 30 stocks followed by Cipla, Sterlite, NTPC and Jaiprakash Associates adding between 0.4% - 0.9%

Among the losers, Tata Power, Mahindra & Mahindra, Bajaj Auto and Infosys down 1% each are the top losers. Jindal Steel, Wipro, DLF and HDFC losing 0.4%- 0.8% are the other notable losers.

Of the total 2369 stocks traded on the BSE, 1516 stocks have advanced while 788 have declined.