The markets are still trading lower as selling pressure continued among most of the scrips. Further the negative opening of the European markets also kept the markets subdued. The Realty index has outperformed the benchmark index and is trading with a cut of more than 3% followed by the Oil & Gas, FMCG, Metal and Capital Goods index. The broader markets are however trading flat as the BSE Mid Cap is trading marginally down while the BSE Small Cap index is trading higher.

The overall market breadth is negative as 1202 stocks are advancing while 1280 stocks are declining in BSE.

Hindalco Industries reported the top gainer from the BSE Sensex pack. It is trading higher by (1.82%) at Rs.125.90 while Sterlite Industries reported the top loser down by (3.99%) at Rs.611.20.

At 2.31PM BSE Sensex is at 14,866.48 down by 183.38 points and Nifty is at 4,439.75 down by 64.25 points.

The BSE Mid Cap is lower by 5.65 points at 5,831.36 and the BSE Small Cap advanced by 4.12 points to 6,986.51.

The BSE Realty index is the one of the top loser today trading with a loss of 160.67 points at 5,206.60. The main losers are India Bull Real down by (8.36%) at Rs.295.40, HDIL decreased by (3.64%) at Rs.314 followed by Ansal Infra and Unitech declined by (2.86%) and (2.83%) to Rs.101.85 and Rs.164.80 respectively.

The most active shares on NSE are Resurgere Mines & Minerals Ltd. trading at Rs.499.40 with a total traded quantity of 10440039 shares followed by ICICI Bank trading at Rs.720.50 with a total traded quantity of 8819720 shares.

Gail India is trading higher by (3.80%) at Rs.421.80. The company today approved a bonus share in the ratio of 1:2 and this will double the authorized share capital to Rs.2,000 crore.

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