Nifty 50 was trading at 14331.40 (20.6, 0.1%) , BSE Sensex was trading at 47987.23 (103.9, 0.2%) while the broader Nifty 500 was trading at 12048.45 (24.4, 0.2%)

Market breadth is ticking up strongly. Of the 1714 stocks traded today, 1113 showed gains, and 546 showed losses.

Riding High:

Largecap and midcap gainers today include IDBI Bank Ltd. (35.75, 5.77%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (793.85, 5.64%) and Indian Overseas Bank (17.00, 5.59%).

Downers:

Largecap and midcap losers today include Dr. Lal Pathlabs Ltd. (3028.30, -9.24%), MindTree Ltd. (2014.50, -5.97%) and Astral Poly Technik Ltd. (1424.85, -5.94%).

BSE 500: highs, lows and moving averages

5 stocks took off, crossing 52 week highs,

Stocks touching their year highs included - eClerx Services Ltd. (1133.75, -5.91%), KPR Mill Ltd. (1127.55, 4.70%) and Sobha Ltd. (527.00, 12.97%).

19 stocks climbed above their 200 day SMA including Sunteck Realty Ltd. (284.15, 4.72%) and ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd. (455.10, 2.57%). 24 stocks slipped below their 200 SMA including Sanofi India Ltd. (8053.25, -0.51%) and La Opala RG Ltd. (208.50, -0.17%).