Nifty 50 was trading at 11470.65 (-3.8, -0.0%) , BSE Sensex was trading at 38541.87 (-125.5, -0.3%) while the broader Nifty 500 was trading at 9318.85 (-22.1, -0.2%)

Market breadth is highly negative. Of the 1614 stocks traded today, 477 were in the positive territory and 1052 were negative.

Riding High:

Largecap and midcap gainers today include Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (499.00, 6.15%), Container Corporation of India Ltd. (637.10, 5.35%) and NMDC Ltd. (93.35, 5.24%).

Downers:

Largecap and midcap losers today include YES Bank Ltd. (34.10, -17.63%), Vodafone Idea Ltd. (5.30, -13.82%) and Indiabulls Ventures Ltd. (111.50, -9.97%).

BSE 500: highs, lows and moving averages

3 stocks hit their 52 week highs, while 28 stocks tanked below their 52 week lows.

Stocks touching their year highs included - Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (499.00, 6.15%), Container Corporation of India Ltd. (637.10, 5.35%) and Siemens Ltd. (1546.70, 2.02%).

Stocks making new 52 weeks lows included - Allahabad Bank (28.30, -1.39%) and Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd. (242.00, -1.49%).

7 stocks climbed above their 200 day SMA including Adani Gas Ltd. (132.55, 2.59%) and Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (6793.50, 1.16%). 22 stocks slipped below their 200 SMA including Sonata Software Ltd. (312.90, -5.45%) and Welspun Corp Ltd. (128.50, -3.78%).