Here is a snapshot of the afternoon trade at Dalal Street

Major indices saw further profit booking on Thursday as traders took some money away from the table after 6 days of continuous gains. The broader market was also under selling pressure and more shares fell than those that rose. Here is a snap shot of the cash market in late afternoon trade.

BENCHMARK INDICES
Nifty dropped 57 points to 8,121 points
Sensex fell 219 points to 26,817 points

BROADER INDICES
CNX100 fell 0.8% to 8,237 points
CNX Mid Cap lost 0.8% to 13,251 points
CNX Small Cap down 0.2% to 5,418 points

SECTORAL INDICES
CNX FMCG Index down 1.4% to 20,438 points
CNX Energy lost 1.2% to 7,943 points
Bank Nifty dropped 0.8% to 17,478 points
CNX Metal rose 0.5% to 1,797 points

TOP NIFTY GAINERS
Adani Ports
Vedanta
Hindalco

TOP NIFTY LOSERS
ITC
Idea
Axis Bank

TOP TRADED ON NIFTY
Mahindra & Mahindra
Axis Bank
HCL Tech

TOP VOLUME BUZZERS
NDTV
Thangamayll Jewellery
Tribhovandas Bhimji Zaveri

NEW HIGHS
Avanti Feeds
Can Fin Homes
Granules India

ADVANCE-DECLINE RATIOS
NIFTY: 23/27
SENSEX: 9/21
FUTURES: 51/113
BROADER MARKET: 1,120/1,430

(Image credits: Indiatimes)