Markets fell in afternoon trading. Nifty 50 was trading at 15229.20 (-84.3, -0.6%) , BSE Sensex was trading at 51783.93 (-320.2, -0.6%) while the broader Nifty 500 was trading at 12607.40 (-39.8, -0.3%)

Market breadth is even. Of the 1687 stocks traded today, 800 were on the uptrend, and 821 went down.

Riding High:

Largecap and midcap gainers today include Indian Overseas Bank (15.70, 19.85%), Bank of India (84.10, 19.12%) and Dr. Lal Pathlabs Ltd. (2594.00, 8.63%).

Downers:

Largecap and midcap losers today include Info Edge (India) Ltd. (4849.95, -4.81%), Supreme Industries Ltd. (1910.00, -3.19%) and Bajaj Finserv Ltd. (10175.10, -2.73%).

Volume Rockets

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

Top high volume gainers on BSE included Bank of Maharashtra (22.85, 19.95%), Indian Overseas Bank (15.70, 19.85%) and Bank of India (84.10, 19.12%).

Top high volume loser on BSE was Nestle India Ltd. (16764.80, -2.63%).

TCNS Clothing Co. Ltd. (447.00, 10.68%) was trading at 181.2 times of weekly average. UCO Bank (14.25, 8.37%) and Dr. Lal Pathlabs Ltd. (2594.00, 8.63%) were trading with volumes 22.3 and 10.5 times weekly average respectively on BSE at the time of posting this article.

BSE 500: highs, lows and moving averages

43 stocks made 52 week highs,

Stocks touching their year highs included - Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. (657.65, 3.31%), Adani Transmission Ltd. (782.85, 2.53%) and Ambuja Cements Ltd. (285.45, 0.49%).

4 stocks climbed above their 200 day SMA including Central Bank of India (19.80, 18.56%) and UCO Bank (14.25, 8.37%). 5 stocks slipped below their 200 SMA including Nestle India Ltd. (16764.80, -2.63%) and Natco Pharma Ltd. (800.05, -2.36%).