Markets fell in afternoon trading. Nifty 50 was trading at 14432.60 (-72.2, -0.5%) , BSE Sensex was trading at 48286.91 (-257.2, -0.5%) while the broader Nifty 500 was trading at 12131.80 (-54.9, -0.5%)

Market breadth is highly negative. Of the 1706 stocks traded today, 470 were in the positive territory and 1195 were negative.

Riding High:

Largecap and midcap gainers today include Adani Total Gas Ltd. (1113.15, 7.15%), Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (547.60, 7.09%) and Astral Poly Technik Ltd. (1518.50, 5.39%).

Downers:

Largecap and midcap losers today include Indian Overseas Bank (16.75, -6.94%), The Ramco Cements Ltd. (987.75, -6.53%) and Grasim Industries Ltd. (1329.00, -4.54%).

BSE 500: highs, lows and moving averages

8 stocks made 52 week highs,

Stocks touching their year highs included - Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd. (303.40, 6.20%), Dabur India Ltd. (566.65, 1.14%) and Emami Ltd. (525.10, 1.75%).

10 stocks climbed above their 200 day SMA including Crisil Ltd. (1905.10, 2.74%) and Kaveri Seed Company Ltd. (554.30, 2.33%). 14 stocks slipped below their 200 SMA including Sunteck Realty Ltd. (280.70, -3.39%) and IDBI Bank Ltd. (35.80, -3.37%).