Here's the simplest explanation to what's happening at the markets today

The Nifty and the Sensex remain in a narrow, sideways trading band on Tuesday as traders await more earnings to set the short-term in stock prices. Here is a snapshot of the cash markets on the exchanges in mid-afternoon trade.

BENCHMARK INDICES
Nifty fell 28 points to 8,116 points
Sensex lost 101 points to 26,803 points

BROADER INDICES
CNX 100 fell 0.4% to 8,223 points
CNX Mid Cap lost 0.2% to 13,213 points

SECTORAL INDICES
CNX FMCG Index rose 0.2% to 20,391 points
CNX Realty jumped 1.2% to 184 points
CNX IT fell 1.2% to 11,491 points
CNX Metals down 1.3% at 1,845 points
CNX Energy lost 0.5% at 7,930 points

TOP NIFTY GAINERS
UltraTech Cement
BPCL
Bajaj Auto

TOP NIFTY LOSERS
Hindalco
ONGC
Vedanta

TOP TRADED ON NIFTY
Infosys
TCS
Tata Motors

TOP VOLUME BUZZERS
Ambika Cotton Mills
Jet Airways
D B Corp

52 WEEK HIGHS
Atul Ltd
Kwality Dairy
Himatsingka Seide

ADVANCE-DECLINE RATIO
NIFTY: 20/30
SENSEX: 11/19
FUTURES: 76/89

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