Market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty continued to trade lower on Friday as crude oil prices crossed USD 100 per barrel mark amid escalating geopolitical tensions in the West Asia.

At 10:35 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 75540.41 down by -850.98 points or by -1.11 % and then NSE Nifty was at 23611.9 down by -257.7 points or by -1.08 %.

Sensex touched intraday high of 75995.73 and intraday low of 75474.43 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 23763.55 and intraday low of 23607.2

The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were ITC Ltd. (Rs. 282.20,+0.28%), among others.

The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Bajaj Finance Ltd. (Rs. 1007.55,-3.07%), Eternal Ltd. (Rs. 278.35,-2.91%), Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1023.50,-2.69%), Bharti Airtel Ltd. (Rs. 1881.75,-2.56%), InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. (Rs. 4918.00,-2.11%), among others.

FMCG index was at 18238.25 up by -19.74 points or by -0.11%. United Spirits Ltd. (Rs. 1474.30,+3.92%), Cupid Ltd. (Rs. 212.50,+1.97%), Globus Spirits Ltd. (Rs. 873.50,+1.40%), Allied Blenders & Distillers Ltd. (Rs. 610.85,+1.39%), Gulshan Polyols Ltd. (Rs. 188.70,+1.23%),.

Realty index was at 6808.94 down by -111.18 points or by -1.61%. Sobha Ltd. (Rs. 1336.15,-2.86%), Phoenix Mills Ltd. (Rs. 1991.10,-2.17%), Godrej Industries Ltd. (Rs. 2003.75,-1.88%), Prestige Estates Projects Ltd. (Rs. 1594.55,-1.75%), Oberoi Realty Ltd. (Rs. 1791.45,-1.53%),.

The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 3990 , shares advanced were 1029 while 2711 shares declined and 250 were unchanged.