Nifty 50 was trading at 11585.50 (2.9, 0.0%) , BSE Sensex was trading at 39144.17 (123.8, 0.3%) while the broader Nifty 500 was trading at 9436.30 (-1.4, -0.0%)

Market breadth is holding steady. Of the 1263 stocks traded today, 560 were gainers and 611 were losers.

Riding High:

Largecap and midcap gainers today include PNB Housing Finance Ltd. (502.15, 12.36%), IDFC First Bank Ltd. (40.25, 3.60%) and Infosys Ltd. (651.80, 2.59%).

Downers:

Largecap and midcap losers today include Vodafone Idea Ltd. (3.85, -11.49%), Bharti Infratel Ltd. (224.40, -5.54%) and InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. (1586.45, -4.71%).

BSE 500: highs, lows and moving averages

7 stocks overperformed with 52 week highs, while 11 stocks tanked below their 52 week lows.

Stocks touching their year highs included - Granules India Ltd. (124.35, 0.00%), Titan Company Ltd. (1379.90, 0.39%) and Reliance Industries Ltd. (1430.00, -0.45%).

Stocks making new 52 weeks lows included - Bharti Infratel Ltd. (224.40, -5.54%) and CCL Products India Ltd. (196.00, -1.56%).

5 stocks climbed above their 200 day SMA including Castrol India Ltd. (147.60, 2.07%) and Swan Energy Ltd. (105.05, 0.62%). 10 stocks slipped below their 200 SMA including Hexaware Technologies Ltd. (337.45, -2.54%) and AIA Engineering Ltd. (1645.05, -0.98%).