Gloom in markets in today's trading. Nifty 50 closed at 15755.70 (-113.6, -0.7%) , BSE Sensex closed at 52501.98 (-271.1, -0.5%) while the broader Nifty 500 closed at 13496.40 (-111.4, -0.8%)

Market breadth is in the red. Of the 1754 stocks traded today, 617 were in the positive territory and 1112 were negative.

Riding High:

Largecap and midcap gainers today include JSW Energy Ltd. (165.00, 7.46%), The New India Assurance Company Ltd. (174.25, 5.03%) and Tata Power Company Ltd. (125.95, 3.11%).

Downers:

Largecap and midcap losers today include Adani Enterprises Ltd. (1426.00, -7.33%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. (706.85, -7.22%) and Adani Transmission Ltd. (1369.35, -5.33%).

Movers and Shakers

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

Top high volume gainers on BSE included Jai Corp Ltd. (163.75, 15.20%), BASF India Ltd. (2776.55, 8.89%) and Chambal Fertilisers & Chemicals Ltd. (310.00, 6.84%).

Top high volume losers on BSE were Suprajit Engineering Ltd. (282.70, -8.89%), Mas Financial Services Ltd. (873.10, -2.81%) and IIFL Wealth Management Ltd. (1147.75, -0.89%).

WABCO India Ltd. (7298.95, 5.77%) was trading at 90.6 times of weekly average. Jammu & Kashmir Bank Ltd. (30.55, 4.09%) and General Insurance Corporation of India (200.20, 2.75%) were trading with volumes 10.1 and 7.8 times weekly average respectively on BSE at the time of posting this article.

BSE 500: highs, lows and moving averages

42 stocks hit their 52 week highs,

Stocks touching their year highs included - BASF India Ltd. (2776.55, 8.89%), Bombay Dyeing & Manufacturing Company Ltd. (92.50, 6.94%) and Chambal Fertilisers & Chemicals Ltd. (310.00, 6.84%).

2 stocks climbed above their 200 day SMA including KRBL Ltd. (234.70, -0.51%) and Whirlpool of India Ltd. (2272.95, -3.33%). 6 stocks slipped below their 200 SMA including Future Retail Ltd. (69.05, -4.96%) and Mas Financial Services Ltd. (873.10, -2.81%).