Opening bell: Markets up in morning trade, JSW Energy rises on block deal

Markets rise on early trading, up by 0.50%, as the rupee gained against the dollar. JSW Energy saw 12.6 lakhs shares change hands in a bock deal, rising in share price. IRBINVIT Fund saw 61 lakh shares change hands in three blocks.

Market breadth is overwhelmingly positive. Of the 544 stocks traded today, 339 showed gains, and 150 showed losses.

Riding High:

Largecap and midcap gainers today include NBCC (India) Ltd. (69.75 4.57%), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (249.20 3.83%) and Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd. (1187.40 3.70%).

Downers:

Largecap and midcap losers today include Tech Mahindra Ltd. (725.15 -2.15%), MindTree Ltd. (1127.50 -1.74%) and Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (1736.75 -1.10%).

BSE 500: highs, lows and moving averages

1 stock tanked below their 52 week lows.

Stock making new 52 weeks lows included - DB Corp Ltd. (218.00 -0.91%).

13 stocks climbed above their 200 day SMA including Granules India Ltd. (111.40 3.53%) and Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (199.60 3.15%). 1 stock slipped below their 200 SMA including ICRA Ltd. (3640.00 -1.56%).