Nifty 50 closed at 11913.20 (5.1, 0.0%) , BSE Sensex closed at 40345.08 (21.5, 0.1%) while the broader Nifty 500 closed at 9696.50 (13.2, 0.1%)

Market breadth is horizontal. Of the 1660 stocks traded today, 786 showed gains, and 782 showed losses.

Riding High:

Largecap and midcap gainers today include Amara Raja Batteries Ltd. (720.20, 10.09%), Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. (306.65, 6.66%) and RBL Bank Ltd. (344.40, 6.33%).

Downers:

Largecap and midcap losers today include Tata Power Company Ltd. (57.40, -3.61%), JSW Energy Ltd. (73.95, -3.40%) and InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. (1480.00, -3.27%).

Volume Shockers

24 stocks in BSE 500 are trading on high volumes today.

Top high volume gainers on BSE included Amara Raja Batteries Ltd. (720.20, 10.09%), Essel Propack Ltd. (129.65, 9.97%) and Shipping Corporation of India Ltd. (62.60, 8.68%).

Top high volume losers on BSE were TeamLease Services Ltd. (2579.95, -7.57%), Equitas Holdings Ltd. (91.00, -6.52%) and La Opala RG Ltd. (157.40, -5.95%).

Nesco Ltd. (599.00, 6.48%) was trading at 17.0 times of weekly average. AstraZeneca Pharma India Ltd. (2535.00, 1.73%) and Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd. (19.45, -4.89%) were trading with volumes 8.5 and 8.4 times weekly average respectively on BSE at the time of posting this article.

BSE 500: highs, lows and moving averages

13 stocks took off, crossing 52 week highs, while 8 stocks tanked below their 52 week lows.

Stocks touching their year highs included - Avanti Feeds Ltd. (507.10, -8.46%), Fortis Healthcare Ltd. (158.20, 4.04%) and ICICI Bank Ltd. (497.10, 1.56%).

Stocks making new 52 weeks lows included - Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. (436.80, -0.72%) and Bajaj Electricals Ltd. (320.00, -1.55%).

19 stocks climbed above their 200 day SMA including Amara Raja Batteries Ltd. (720.20, 10.09%) and Essel Propack Ltd. (129.65, 9.97%). 20 stocks slipped below their 200 SMA including Allcargo Logistics Ltd. (97.55, -4.13%) and InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. (1480.00, -3.27%).