Market breadth is holding steady. Of the 1244 stocks traded today, 479 were on the uptrend, and 673 went down.

Riding High:

Largecap and midcap gainers today include Reliance Communications Limited (16.05 5.25%), Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited (1256.85 3.64%) and Amara Raja Batteries Limited (886.20 2.91%).

Downers:

Largecap and midcap losers today include Century Textiles & Industries Limited (1143.05 -9.35%), Just Dial Limited (407.20 -8.53%) and Adani Enterprises Limited (129.40 -7.77%).

Movers and Shakers

25 stocks in BSE 500 are trading on high volumes today.

Top high volume gainers on BSE included Schneider Electric Infrastructure Limited (126.50 12.34%), Triveni Turbine Limited (107.85 7.90%) and Lakshmi Vilas Bank Limited (94.65 4.24%).

Top high volume losers on BSE were Century Textiles & Industries Limited (1143.05 -9.35%), Just Dial Limited (407.20 -8.53%) and Jindal Poly Films Limited (286.25 -6.90%).

3M India Limited (20602.90 0.72%) was trading at 23.7 times of weekly average. Jaypee Infratech Limited (4.95 -4.81%) and Godrej Industries Limited (615.85 2.30%) were trading with volumes 7.3 and 5.8 times weekly average respectively on BSE at the time of posting this article.

BSE 500: highs, lows and moving averages

21 stocks took off, crossing 52 week highs, while 23 stocks hit their 52 week lows.

Stocks touching their year highs included - Bombay Dyeing & Mfg Company Limited (296.85 -4.20%), Britannia Industries Limited (5425.05 -1.54%) and Cyient Limited (806.40 6.11%).

Stocks making new 52 weeks lows included - Allcargo Logistics Limited (137.40 -1.75%) and Alok Industries Limited (2.20 -4.35%).

8 stocks climbed above their 200 day SMA including Schneider Electric Infrastructure Limited (126.50 12.34%) and Castrol India Limited (200.50 2.82%). 23 stocks slipped below their 200 SMA including Repco Home Finance Limited (587.30 -8.58%) and Steel Authority of India Limited (72.80 -6.19%).