Markets fell in afternoon trading. Nifty 50 was trading at 12246.75 (-105.6, -0.9%) , BSE Sensex was trading at 41600.08 (-345.3, -0.8%) while the broader Nifty 500 was trading at 10043.75 (-75.0, -0.7%)
Market breadth is in the red. Of the 1644 stocks traded today, 524 showed gains, and 1010 showed losses.
Riding High:
Largecap and midcap gainers today include NHPC Ltd. (26.95, 11.13%), NMDC Ltd. (136.85, 5.47%) and Vodafone Idea Ltd. (4.70, 4.44%).
Downers:
Largecap and midcap losers today include Power Finance Corporation Ltd. (114.30, -6.27%), L&T Finance Holdings Ltd. (120.25, -5.50%) and RBL Bank Ltd. (327.65, -4.70%).
Volume Rockets
12 stocks in BSE 500 are trading on high volumes today.
Top high volume gainers on BSE included NHPC Ltd. (26.95, 11.13%), Prestige Estates Projects Ltd. (413.75, 10.30%) and IIFL Finance Ltd. (158.75, 6.69%).
Top high volume losers on BSE were Oil India Ltd. (150.50, -4.02%), Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (118.05, -3.75%) and Sanofi India Ltd. (6663.00, -0.89%).
Cochin Shipyard Ltd. (440.00, 3.40%) was trading at 12.7 times of weekly average. Grindwell Norton Ltd. (649.10, 2.45%) and Shoppers Stop Ltd. (419.75, 2.09%) were trading with volumes 7.5 and 5.6 times weekly average respectively on BSE at the time of posting this article.
BSE 500: highs, lows and moving averages
44 stocks hit their 52 week highs, while 2 stocks tanked below their 52 week lows.
Stocks touching their year highs included - Ajanta Pharma Ltd. (1184.50, 4.19%), Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd. (1636.05, 1.08%) and Asian Paints Ltd. (1853.40, 1.28%).
Stocks making new 52 weeks lows included - Havells India Ltd. (627.00, -1.83%) and Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (118.05, -3.75%).
14 stocks climbed above their 200 day SMA including Vardhman Textiles Ltd. (1035.00, 2.34%) and Shoppers Stop Ltd. (419.75, 2.09%). 18 stocks slipped below their 200 SMA including Power Finance Corporation Ltd. (114.30, -6.27%) and Lupin Ltd. (732.25, -4.49%).