The benchmark indices, Nifty50 and the Sensex were trading lower amid uncertainty over a deal between the US and Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz.

At 9:37 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 78329.71 down by -169.46 points or by -0.22 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24590.35 up by 19.7 points or by 0.08 %.

Sensex touched intraday high of 78676.98 and intraday low of 78325.74 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 24620.95 and intraday low of 24557.95

The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Titan Company Ltd. (Rs. 5005.15,+1.26%), Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1179.50,+0.55%), ICICI Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1428.50,+0.46%), Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 188.80,+0.43%), HCL Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 1354.30,+0.40%), among others.

The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were State Bank of India (Rs. 1080.40,-1.43%), Eternal Ltd. (Rs. 312.00,-1.09%), NTPC Ltd. (Rs. 341.50,-1.01%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 269.25,-0.92%), Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (Rs. 389.15,-0.73%), among others.

Auto index was at 65526.49 up by 452.68 points or by 0.7%. Hero MotoCorp Ltd. (Rs. 5901.30,+3.03%), Bosch Ltd. (Rs. 43000.00,+2.38%), Balkrishna Industries Ltd. (Rs. 2512.90,+1.88%), Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd. (Rs. 171.10,+1.69%), Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd. (Rs. 831.35,+1.51%),.

PSU index was at 20938.3 down by -157.65 points or by -0.75%. NLC India Ltd. (Rs. 284.40,-6.49%), Power Finance Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 405.65,-3.30%), Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 1245.00,-2.36%), Mangalore Refinery And Petrochemicals Ltd. (Rs. 163.10,-2.25%), REC Ltd. (Rs. 358.10,-2.16%),.

The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 3764 , shares advanced were 1872 while 1660 shares declined and 231 were unchanged.