Here's a snapshot of the afternoon market

Major indices continued to trade in a narrow sideways band as traders refrained from taking long positions ahead of major earnings after both Infosys and Tata Consultancy Services failed to enthuse investors with their quarterly numbers. Here is a snapshot of the cash market on the exchanges in late afternoon trade on Wednesday.

BENCHMARK INDICES
Nifty fell 12 points to 8,119 points
Sensex dropped 73 points to 26,773 points


BROADER INDICES
CNX 100 Index fell 0.3% to 8,221 points
CNX 500 Index slipped 0.2% to 6,785 points
CNX Small Cap rose 0.3% to 5,468 points

SECTORAL BENCHMARKS
Bank Nifty fell 0.1% to 17,532 points
CNX Realty rose 0.3% to 184 points
CNX Media plunged 2.4% to 2,357 points
CNX Energy rose 0.3% to 7,963 points

TOP NIFTY GAINERS
Hindalco
Tata Steel
Lupin

TOP NIFTY LOSERS
TCS
Cairn
Zee Ent

TOP TRADED ON NIFTY
TCS
Infosys
Zee Ent

VOLUME BUZZERS ON NSE
TTK Prestige
Ramco Cements
Essar Shipping

NEW HIGHS
Deccan Cements
Intellect Design
Mahindra Holidays

NEW LOWS
Monte Carlo Fashions
Global Offshore Services

ADVANCE-DECLINE RATIOS
NIFTY: 26/24
SENSEX: 16/14
FUTURES: 69/94
BROADER MARKET: 1,520/1,252

(Image credits: Indiatimes)