Stock market update: Consumer durables index down; Titan among top losers

NEW DELHI: The S&P BSE Consumer Durables was trading 0.86 per cent down at 20,636 around 02:40 pm, Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals (down 2.33 per cent) as the top loser.

Stocks such as Blue Star (down 1.89 per cent), Titan Company (down 1.27 per cent) and PC Jeweller (down 0.38 per cent) were also down in the index.

On the other hand, shares of VIP Industries (up 2.89 per cent), Rajesh Exports (up 0.45 per cent), Whirlpool of India (up 0.44 per cent), Symphony (up 0.24 per cent) and TTK Prestige (up 0.11 per cent) were trading with gains.


Domestic equity markets were down amid concerns of inflation and widening current account deficit (CAD).

Inflation based on wholesale prices shot up to a 14-month high of 4.43 per cent in May on increasing prices of petrol and diesel as well as vegetables, PTI reported.

Benchmark BSE Sensex was 129 points down at 35,610, while the NSE Nifty50 index was down 50 points at 10,807.

In the Sensex index, 11 stocks were advancing and 20 were declining in trade.

ICICI Bank, Adani Ports and State Bank of India were among the top losers in the Sensex index.