Nifty 50 was trading at 15074.95 (-34.4, -0.2%) , BSE Sensex was trading at 51153.29 (-175.8, -0.3%) while the broader Nifty 500 was trading at 12421.10 (-13.1, -0.1%)

Market breadth is in the red. Of the 1686 stocks traded today, 759 were on the uptick, and 864 were down.

Riding High:

Largecap and midcap gainers today include Motherson Sumi Systems Ltd. (172.30, 6.59%), Muthoot Finance Ltd. (1258.10, 6.03%) and Max Financial Services Ltd. (778.80, 5.52%).

Downers:

Largecap and midcap losers today include L&T Technology Services Ltd. (2579.00, -3.36%), Indus Towers Ltd. (246.60, -2.80%) and United Breweries Ltd. (1242.85, -2.67%).

Movers and Shakers

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

Top high volume gainers on BSE included Ircon International Ltd. (100.20, 7.97%), Muthoot Finance Ltd. (1258.10, 6.03%) and Max Financial Services Ltd. (778.80, 5.52%).

Top high volume losers on BSE were Varroc Engineering Ltd. (421.20, -7.38%), Gujarat Alkalies & Chemicals Ltd. (315.00, -5.93%) and Berger Paints (India) Ltd. (758.20, -0.52%).

TV Today Network Ltd. (248.00, 2.54%) was trading at 5.7 times of weekly average. Symphony Ltd. (1046.65, 3.11%) was trading with volume 3.3 times weekly average on BSE at the time of posting this article.

BSE 500: highs, lows and moving averages

32 stocks hit their 52 week highs,

Stocks touching their year highs included - Bajaj Finserv Ltd. (10291.00, 3.51%), Blue Dart Express Ltd. (4622.25, 2.18%) and Carborundum Universal Ltd. (535.95, 1.76%).

3 stocks climbed above their 200 day SMA including Ircon International Ltd. (100.20, 7.97%) and CESC Ltd. (614.05, 1.05%). 9 stocks slipped below their 200 SMA including Gujarat Alkalies & Chemicals Ltd. (315.00, -5.93%) and Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd. (45.20, -4.54%).