Approximately 10 lakh shares of SJVN changed hands in a large trade.
The CEO of Rane Madras has resigned.
Biocon is gaining today after the Biocon-Mylan Trastuzumab biosimilar launched in the US has been recommended for the treatment of breast and stomach cancers.
Prestige, Minda Corp among the top gainers today.
Nifty 50 was trading at 12032.95 (-15.3, -0.1%) , BSE Sensex was trading at 40732.68 (-69.5, -0.2%) while the broader Nifty 500 was trading at 9793.40 (-4.6, -0.1%). Market breadth is holding steady. Of the 1384 stocks traded today, 673 showed gains, and 616 showed losses.
Riding High:
Largecap and midcap gainers today include Oberoi Realty Ltd. (540.10, 5.18%), Max Financial Services Ltd. (527.00, 4.13%) and Pfizer Ltd. (4354.00, 3.82%).
Downers:
Largecap and midcap losers today include Vodafone Idea Ltd. (7.10, -8.97%), YES Bank Ltd. (59.15, -7.65%) and Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. (148.50, -6.87%).
Crowd Puller Stocks
15 stocks in BSE 500 are trading on high volumes today.
Top high volume gainers on BSE included Prestige Estates Projects Ltd. (350.60, 8.58%), Mahindra Logistics Ltd. (396.90, 4.61%) and Pfizer Ltd. (4354.00, 3.82%).
Top high volume losers on BSE were Jyothy Labs Ltd. (164.50, -4.97%), Star Cement Ltd. (90.45, -2.43%) and Natco Pharma Ltd. (582.50, -1.09%).
Max India Ltd. (79.85, 1.72%) was trading at 15.1 times of weekly average. Shoppers Stop Ltd. (362.90, 3.16%) and SJVN Ltd. (24.85, 0.61%) were trading with volumes 8.3 and 6.6 times weekly average respectively on BSE at the time of posting this article.
BSE 500: highs, lows and moving averages
5 stocks hit their 52 week highs, while 6 stocks hit their 52 week lows.
Stocks touching their year highs included - Pfizer Ltd. (4354.00, 3.82%), Prestige Estates Projects Ltd. (350.60, 8.58%) and Max Financial Services Ltd. (527.00, 4.13%).
Stocks making new 52 weeks lows included - Allahabad Bank (22.75, -2.78%) and Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (121.60, -0.61%).
6 stocks climbed above their 200 day SMA including Oberoi Realty Ltd. (540.10, 5.18%) and Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation Ltd. (1093.25, 0.89%). 20 stocks slipped below their 200 SMA including Bharti Infratel Ltd. (249.30, -6.10%) and Jyothy Labs Ltd. (164.50, -4.97%).
