Nifty 50 was trading at 11874.95 (-33.2, -0.3%) , BSE Sensex was trading at 40226.12 (-97.5, -0.2%) while the broader Nifty 500 was trading at 9668.85 (-14.5, -0.2%)
Market breadth is in the red. Of the 1628 stocks traded today, 726 were on the uptrend, and 812 went down.
Riding High:
Largecap and midcap gainers today include Amara Raja Batteries Ltd. (708.15, 8.25%), RBL Bank Ltd. (340.90, 5.25%) and General Insurance Corporation of India (288.00, 5.24%).
Downers:
Largecap and midcap losers today include Tata Power Company Ltd. (57.35, -3.69%), Balkrishna Industries Ltd. (820.65, -3.54%) and InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. (1482.00, -3.14%).
Volume Shockers
15 stocks in BSE 500 are trading on high volumes today.
Top high volume gainers on BSE included Amara Raja Batteries Ltd. (708.15, 8.25%), Essel Propack Ltd. (127.50, 8.14%) and Narayana Hrudayalaya Ltd. (294.35, 7.04%).
Top high volume losers on BSE were TeamLease Services Ltd. (2599.80, -6.86%), Equitas Holdings Ltd. (92.40, -5.08%) and Reliance Infrastructure Ltd. (44.45, -4.92%).
Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd. (20.90, 2.20%) was trading at 6.6 times of weekly average. Coffee Day Enterprises Ltd. (38.80, -4.90%) and Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd. (116.35, 4.96%) were trading with volumes 6.0 and 5.8 times weekly average respectively on BSE at the time of posting this article.
BSE 500: highs, lows and moving averages
8 stocks hit their 52 week highs, while 8 stocks were underachievers and hit their 52 week lows.
Stocks touching their year highs included - Avanti Feeds Ltd. (535.00, -3.42%), Fortis Healthcare Ltd. (156.90, 3.19%) and Indraprastha Gas Ltd. (423.65, 1.32%).
Stocks making new 52 weeks lows included - Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. (434.65, -1.20%) and Bajaj Electricals Ltd. (321.00, -1.25%).
12 stocks climbed above their 200 day SMA including Amara Raja Batteries Ltd. (708.15, 8.25%) and Essel Propack Ltd. (127.50, 8.14%). 21 stocks slipped below their 200 SMA including Allcargo Logistics Ltd. (97.50, -4.18%) and InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. (1482.00, -3.14%).