Markets fell in today's trading. Nifty 50 closed at 8263.60 (-334.2, -3.9%) , BSE Sensex closed at 28265.31 (-1203.2, -4.1%) while the broader Nifty 500 closed at 6766.45 (-230.3, -3.3%)

Market breadth is even. Of the 1634 stocks traded today, 790 were gainers and 764 were losers.

Riding High:

Largecap and midcap gainers today include Jubilant Life Sciences Ltd. (265.45, 6.52%), Gujarat State Petronet Ltd. (183.25, 6.26%) and Godrej Consumer Products Ltd. (548.75, 5.36%).

Downers:

Largecap and midcap losers today include Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. (70.25, -14.54%), Tech Mahindra Ltd. (511.20, -9.60%) and MindTree Ltd. (753.50, -9.07%).

Volume Rockets

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

Top high volume gainers on BSE included Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd. (34.95, 18.68%), Meghmani Organics Ltd. (40.40, 9.04%) and Balmer Lawrie & Company Ltd. (84.50, 6.36%).

Top high volume losers on BSE were Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. (70.25, -14.54%) and Sadbhav Engineering Ltd. (26.35, -2.77%).

Amber Enterprises India Ltd. (1267.90, 3.04%) was trading at 3.1 times of weekly average.

BSE 500: highs, lows and moving averages

1 stock took off, crossing 52 week highs, while 30 stocks hit their 52 week lows.

Stock touching their year highs included - Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (2179.65, -5.17%).

Stocks making new 52 weeks lows included - Ashoka Buildcon Ltd. (39.40, -4.72%) and Bharat Forge Ltd. (230.05, -2.09%).

5 stocks climbed above their 200 day SMA including Sanofi India Ltd. (6460.10, 3.31%) and AstraZeneca Pharma India Ltd. (2409.20, 0.22%). 6 stocks slipped below their 200 SMA including Escorts Ltd. (598.80, -9.63%) and MindTree Ltd. (753.50, -9.07%).