Share market update: Consumer durables index in the red; PC Jeweller, Voltas among top losers

NEW DELHI: The BSE Consumer Durables index was trading 1.38 per cent down at 20,578 around 02:35 pm.

VIP Industries (down 2.96 per cent), PC Jeweller (down 2.67 per cent), Voltas (down 2.29 per cent) and TTK Prestige (down 2 per cent) were the top losers in the index.

Blue Star (down 1.84 per cent), Whirlpool of India (down 1.81 per cent), Titan Company (down 1.10 per cent), Symphony (down 1.06 per cent) and Rajesh Exports (down 0.50 per cent) were also in the red.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was down 137 points at 11,452, while the BSE Sensex was 409 points down at 37,980.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 8 were trading in the green, while 42 were in the red.

In the Sensex index, six stocks were advancing and 25 were declining.

Axis Bank, Infosys and YES Bank were among the gainers in the Sensex index.

Sun Pharma, Vedanta and Mahindra & Mahindra were among the top losers in the Sensex kitty of stocks.