Markets are in the red in trading today, as not much has changed in the geopolitical scenario, and foreign investor-driven selling continues. Market breadth nonetheless, is holding steady. Of the 2460 stocks traded today, 1339 showed gains, and 959 showed losses.
Riding High:
Largecap and midcap gainers today include IPCA Laboratories Limited (519.75 4.83%), Oil India Limited (346.05 4.48%) and Indiabulls Real Estate Limited (209.30 4.31%).
Downers:
Largecap and midcap losers today include Bata India Limited (688.15 -3.08%), Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited (2346.05 -2.96%) and Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) (1210.70 -2.86%).
Movers and Shakers
10 stocks in BSE 500 are trading on high volumes today.
Top high volume gainers on BSE included Godfrey Phillips India Limited (983.00 2.14%), Kalpataru Power Transmission Limited (KPTL) (371.00 1.49%) and Aurobindo Pharma Limited (705.30 0.39%).
Top high volume losers on BSE were Shoppers Stop Limited (485.00 -2.92%), IFB Industries Limited (717.95 -0.97%) and Zensar Technologies Limited (749.95 -0.79%).
Jagran Prakashan Limited (173.75 0.17%) was trading at 417.1 times of weekly average. Eveready Industries India Limited (296.05 -0.42%) and Tube Investments of India Limited (575.00 -0.43%) were trading with volumes 43.8 and 4.3 times weekly average respectively on BSE at the time of posting this article.
BSE 500: highs, lows and moving averages
2 stocks made 52 week highs, while 6 stocks hit their 52 week lows.
Stocks touching their year highs included - Shoppers Stop Limited (485.00 -2.92%) and TV Today Network Limited (374.70 -9.30%).
Stocks making new 52 weeks lows included - 8K Miles Software Services Limited (377.35 -1.27%) and Amara Raja Batteries Limited (728.00 -1.72%).
13 stocks climbed above their 200 day SMA including IPCA Laboratories Limited (519.75 4.83%) and Shriram Transport Finance Company Limited (1017.00 3.47%). 6 stocks slipped below their 200 SMA including Jet Airways (India) Limited (481.10 -3.42%) and UPL Limited (769.00 -2.33%).
