Nifty 50 was trading at 11541.95 (-29.3, -0.3%) , BSE Sensex was trading at 38923.73 (-66.0, -0.2%) while the broader Nifty 500 was trading at 9423.75 (-20.1, -0.2%)

Market breadth is in the red. Of the 1626 stocks traded today, 620 were on the uptick, and 911 were down.

Riding High:

Largecap and midcap gainers today include ABB India Ltd. (1546.30, 5.92%), General Insurance Corporation of India (211.65, 3.78%) and Sun TV Network Ltd. (486.30, 3.37%).

Downers:

Largecap and midcap losers today include HEG Ltd. (1033.00, -9.28%), Graphite India Ltd. (319.50, -5.93%) and Vedanta Ltd. (157.05, -5.45%).

BSE 500: highs, lows and moving averages

11 stocks overperformed with 52 week highs, while 16 stocks hit their 52 week lows.

Stocks touching their year highs included - Bajaj Finance Ltd. (4064.05, 1.58%), Berger Paints (India) Ltd. (438.45, 1.00%) and Cholamandalam Investment & Finance Company Ltd. (319.40, 3.00%).

Stocks making new 52 weeks lows included - eClerx Services Ltd. (443.80, 0.53%) and GIC Housing Finance Ltd. (151.00, -2.01%).

14 stocks climbed above their 200 day SMA including GE Power India Ltd. (831.80, 2.98%) and Max Financial Services Ltd. (426.00, 2.58%). 12 stocks slipped below their 200 SMA including IDFC Ltd. (36.30, -6.08%) and Future Lifestyle Fashions Ltd. (427.00, -4.34%).