Markets are trading up today. Nifty 50 was trading at 11315.95 (101.9, 0.9%) , BSE Sensex was trading at 38357.81 (317.2, 0.8%) while the broader Nifty 500 was trading at 9298.50 (1.09%).

Market breadth is ticking up strongly. Of the 1681 stocks traded today, 1145 were on the uptick, and 458 were down.

Riding High:

Largecap and midcap gainers today include Emami Ltd. (302.55, 17.59%), Divi's Laboratories Ltd. (3100.00, 11.32%) and Bharat Electronics Ltd. (109.90, 10.79%).

Downers:

Largecap and midcap losers today include Container Corporation of India Ltd. (388.15, -14.86%), RBL Bank Ltd. (183.15, -4.26%) and Muthoot Finance Ltd. (1192.80, -1.99%).

Volume Rockets

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

Top high volume gainers on BSE included Emami Ltd. (302.55, 17.59%), GMM Pfaudler Ltd. (5750.00, 13.65%) and Himatsingka Seide Ltd. (81.85, 11.59%).

Top high volume losers on BSE were Container Corporation of India Ltd. (388.15, -14.86%), Tube Investments of India Ltd. (538.25, -1.49%) and WABCO India Ltd. (7001.15, -0.01%).

Godrej Industries Ltd. (381.65, 4.03%) was trading at 9.4 times of weekly average. TVS Srichakra Ltd. (1594.50, 7.32%) and Mahindra Logistics Ltd. (295.40, 0.63%) were trading with volumes 6.9 and 6.4 times weekly average respectively on BSE at the time of posting this article.

BSE 500: highs, lows and moving averages

31 stocks took off, crossing 52 week highs,

Stocks touching their year highs included - Ajanta Pharma Ltd. (1729.10, 2.13%), Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. (952.00, 5.03%) and Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation Ltd. (1475.30, 8.44%).

20 stocks climbed above their 200 day SMA including HFCL Ltd. (16.05, 12.24%) and Sterling and Wilson Solar Ltd. (263.45, 11.58%). 4 stocks slipped below their 200 SMA including Avenue Supermarts Ltd. (2125.50, -0.60%) and Au Small Finance Bank Ltd. (707.85, -0.23%).