Here's the simplest Mid-Day Market Update

Losses accelerated in post-noon trading on Tuesday as traders pressed heavy sales on private banks after Axis Bank's less-than-satisfactory second quarter performance. The Bank Nifty was the top loser in the derivatives space where the last day of the monthly expiry is playing out. Here is a snapshot of the latest in the cash market on both exchanges:

BENCHMARK INDICES
Nifty fell 71 points to 8,162 points
Sensex dropped 269 points to 26,985 points

WIDER INDICES
CNX 100 fell 0.9% to 8,259 points
CNX Small Cap down 0.3% to 5,472 points

SECTORAL INDICES
Bank Nifty dropped 2% to 17,437 points
CNX Finance fell 1.8% to 7,218 points
CNX Pharma dropped 1.2% to 13,064 points
CNX Realty slipped 1.2% to 179.6 points
CNX IT slat at 2,473 points

TOP NIFTY GAINERS
Kotak Bank
Bharti Airtel
Tech Mahindra

TOP NIFTY LOSERS
Axis Bank
ICICI Bank
Bank of Baroda

TOP TRADED ON NIFTY
Axis Bank
Lupin
Maruti

TOP TRADED ON NSE
Unitech
Axis Bank
GMR Infra

NEW HIGHS
Navin Fluorine
Aegis Logistics
IDBI

NEW LOWS
J&K Bank
IDFC
Oil India

VOLUME BUZZERS
Thermax
Procter & Gamble
Supreme Petrochem

ADVANCE-DECLINE RATIOS
NIFTY: 15/35
SENSEX: 9/21
FUTURES:74/91
BROADER MARKETS: 1,042/1,429

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