Markets fell in afternoon trading. Nifty 50 was trading at 11331.60 (-28.3, -0.3%) , BSE Sensex was trading at 38035.50 (-269.9, -0.7%) while the broader Nifty 500 was trading at 9209.20 (-27.2, -0.3%)
Market breadth is in the red. Of the 1622 stocks traded today, 623 were in the positive territory and 899 were negative.
Riding High:
Largecap and midcap gainers today include YES Bank Ltd. (40.05, 25.16%), Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. (251.85, 8.02%) and Tata Motors Ltd. (121.70, 5.55%).
Downers:
Largecap and midcap losers today include Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd. (84.40, -12.85%), Piramal Enterprises Ltd. (1561.40, -6.43%) and Godrej Industries Ltd. (387.25, -4.84%).
BSE 500: highs, lows and moving averages
4 stocks made 52 week highs, while 28 stocks hit their 52 week lows.
Stocks touching their year highs included - Abbott India Ltd. (10971.70, 1.02%), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (520.35, 5.36%) and ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd. (470.70, 0.82%).
Stocks making new 52 weeks lows included - Andhra Bank (16.60, -0.60%) and Corporation Bank (14.40, -1.71%).
8 stocks climbed above their 200 day SMA including TV Today Network Ltd. (313.95, 2.38%) and Max Financial Services Ltd. (422.10, 0.34%). 30 stocks slipped below their 200 SMA including Tamil Nadu Newsprint And Papers Ltd. (193.95, -4.51%) and Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Ltd. (213.95, -2.73%).