Benchmark Indian equity indices BSE Sensex and Nifty 50 were trading on a muted note on Friday after paring most of the losses since opening with mixed levels amid a slew of mixed global cues.

At 12:45 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 78486.04 down by -732.01 points or by -0.92 % and then NSE Nifty was at 23843.2 down by -108.5 points or by -0.45 %.

Sensex touched intraday high of 79587.15 and intraday low of 78485.6 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 24065.8 and intraday low of 23807.3

The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Asian Paints Ltd. (Rs. 2305.00,+0.53%), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (Rs. 10995.35,+0.37%), Titan Company Ltd. (Rs. 3365.00,+0.29%), Nestle India Ltd. (Rs. 2164.95,+0.17%), NTPC Ltd. (Rs. 338.00,+0.10%), among others.

The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1709.80,-2.57%), Axis Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1083.25,-2.27%), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (Rs. 4182.60,-2.08%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 2957.90,-1.90%), IndusInd Bank Ltd. (Rs. 945.90,-1.88%), among others.

Oil&Gas index was at 26155.67 up by 14.07 points or by 0.05%. Petronet LNG Ltd. (Rs. 340.65,+1.61%), GAIL (India) Ltd. (Rs. 196.50,+1.50%), Indraprastha Gas Ltd. (Rs. 391.00,+0.33%), Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 140.05,+0.29%), Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 242.25,+0.12%),.

IT index was at 43829.34 down by -902.04 points or by -2.02%. 63 Moons Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 980.60,-5.00%), LTIMindtree Ltd. (Rs. 5940.10,-4.53%), Ramco Systems Ltd. (Rs. 444.85,-4.09%), Nelco Ltd. (Rs. 1350.00,-4.09%), Oracle Financial Services Software Ltd. (Rs. 12310.40,-4.00%),.

The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4165 , shares advanced were 1531 while 2463 shares declined and 171 were unchanged.