The Nifty50 and Sensex opened on a flat note as investors remained cautious ahead of further clarity on ongoing US–Iran negotiations.

At 9:40 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 78063.6 up by 74.92 points or by 0.1 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24196.55 down by -0.2 points or by 0 %.

Sensex touched intraday high of 78169.61 and intraday low of 77726.23 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 24235.6 and intraday low of 24096.05

The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (Rs. 13583.35,+1.87%), Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Rs. 2165.50,+1.22%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. (Rs. 1566.00,+1.07%), ITC Ltd. (Rs. 306.10,+0.87%), Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (Rs. 382.05,+0.70%), among others.

The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were HCL Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 1435.00,-1.08%), Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 209.20,-0.71%), Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1313.60,-0.40%), InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. (Rs. 4587.75,-0.39%), ICICI Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1340.45,-0.37%), among others.

FMCG index was at 18113.35 up by 190.37 points or by 1.06%. VST Industries Ltd. (Rs. 278.25,+15.17%), Avanti Feeds Ltd. (Rs. 1517.90,+9.04%), Apex Frozen Foods Ltd. (Rs. 468.00,+8.76%), Regaal Resources Ltd. (Rs. 88.44,+7.79%), Cupid Ltd. (Rs. 102.39,+7.21%),.

Metal index was at 41720.24 down by -229.68 points or by -0.55%. National Aluminium Company Ltd. (Rs. 427.15,-1.29%), Hindalco Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1027.20,-1.20%), Hindustan Zinc Ltd. (Rs. 586.50,-1.00%), Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 209.20,-0.71%), Vedanta Ltd. (Rs. 778.00,-0.61%),.

The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 3715 , shares advanced were 2506 while 1019 shares declined and 190 were unchanged.