Markets closed on a low note, with the BSE Sensex ending the day at 32215.43 (-0.80%). The market fell on weaker Asian cues overall, and RBI's pessimism on inflation going forward.
Market breadth is negative. Of the 2705 stocks traded today, 779 were in the positive territory and 1767 were negative.
Riding High:
Largecap and midcap gainers today include Bata India Limited (620.95 6.42%), Godrej Consumer Products Limited (968.90 4.75%) and Indian Oil Corporation Limited (386.95 4.61%).
Downers:
Largecap and midcap losers today include Jindal Steel & Power Limited (142.30 -10.02%), Reliance Communications Limited (23.10 -7.78%) and Punjab National Bank (148.85 -6.32%).
Crowd Puller Stocks
37 stocks in BSE 500 are trading on high volumes today.
Top high volume gainers on BSE included Fortis Healthcare Limited (163.00 6.54%), Bata India Limited (620.95 6.42%) and Edelweiss Financial Services Limited (227.50 5.86%).
Top high volume losers on BSE were Cummins India Limited (948.35 -4.29%), Lupin Limited (991.65 -4.12%) and Sequent Scientific Limited (122.55 -3.77%).
Tube Investments of India Limited (758.20 -1.91%) was trading at 194.5 times of weekly average. Jyothy Laboratories Limited (391.50 5.23%) and Repco Home Finance Limited (738.70 -2.97%) were trading with volumes 53.3 and 26.2 times weekly average respectively on BSE at the time of posting this article.
BSE 500: highs, lows and moving averages
18 stocks took off, crossing 52 week highs, while 9 stocks were underachievers and hit their 52 week lows.
Stocks touching their year highs included - ACC Limited (1808.50 2.19%), Apollo Tyres Limited (270.00 -2.63%) and Avanti Feeds Limited (1785.05 3.40%).
Stocks making new 52 weeks lows included - Ajanta Pharma Limited (1335.90 -2.51%) and Coal India Limited (241.85 -3.36%).
4 stocks climbed above their 200 day SMA including Thermax Limited (901.20 2.41%) and Essel Propack Limited (245.35 1.76%). 15 stocks slipped below their 200 SMA including Syndicate Bank (69.40 -4.74%) and Union Bank of India (143.80 -4.17%).
