Nifty 50 closed at 11270.15 (56.1, 0.5%) , BSE Sensex closed at 38182.08 (141.5, 0.4%) while the broader Nifty 500 closed at 9268.55 (69.9, 0.8%)

Market breadth is overwhelmingly positive. Of the 1704 stocks traded today, 1087 were in the positive territory and 531 were negative.

Riding High:

Largecap and midcap gainers today include Emami Ltd. (307.10, 19.35%), Divi's Laboratories Ltd. (3117.80, 11.96%) and Cipla Ltd. (795.60, 9.19%).

Downers:

Largecap and midcap losers today include Container Corporation of India Ltd. (386.40, -15.24%), RBL Bank Ltd. (181.00, -5.38%) and Hindustan Zinc Ltd. (243.15, -3.87%).

Crowd Puller Stocks

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

Top high volume gainers on BSE included HFCL Ltd. (17.10, 19.58%), Emami Ltd. (307.10, 19.35%) and Va Tech Wabag Ltd. (149.30, 18.16%).

Top high volume losers on BSE were Container Corporation of India Ltd. (386.40, -15.24%), Sheela Foam Ltd. (1380.85, -2.74%) and Tube Investments of India Ltd. (535.20, -2.05%).

Godrej Industries Ltd. (385.95, 5.21%) was trading at 10.7 times of weekly average. TVS Srichakra Ltd. (1605.45, 8.05%) and Ipca Laboratories Ltd. (2099.50, 7.30%) were trading with volumes 8.1 and 7.7 times weekly average respectively on BSE at the time of posting this article.

BSE 500: highs, lows and moving averages

35 stocks hit their 52 week highs,

Stocks touching their year highs included - Ajanta Pharma Ltd. (1722.75, 1.75%), Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. (948.85, 4.68%) and Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation Ltd. (1529.55, 12.43%).

24 stocks climbed above their 200 day SMA including HFCL Ltd. (17.10, 19.58%) and Va Tech Wabag Ltd. (149.30, 18.16%). 8 stocks slipped below their 200 SMA including Sheela Foam Ltd. (1380.85, -2.74%) and TTK Prestige Ltd. (5457.95, -1.63%).