Nifty 50 was trading at 21693.75 (-37.7, -0.2%) , BSE Sensex was trading at 72135.70 (-104.6, -0.1%) while the broader Nifty 500 was trading at 19430.25 (1.1, 0.0%)

Market breadth is ticking up strongly. Of the 1846 stocks traded today, 1383 were on the uptrend, and 412 went down.

Riding High:

Largecap and midcap gainers today include Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (202.50, 4.62%), YES Bank Ltd. (22.05, 2.80%) and Dalmia Bharat Ltd. (2328.95, 2.36%).

Downers:

Largecap and midcap losers today include Vodafone Idea Ltd. (15.75, -1.56%), 3M India Ltd. (36781.35, -1.41%) and Indus Towers Ltd. (196.95, -1.06%).

BSE 500: highs, lows and moving averages

30 stocks took off, crossing 52 week highs,

Stocks touching their year highs included - Bharat Electronics Ltd. (185.55, 0.73%), Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (202.50, 4.62%) and Birla Corporation Ltd. (1507.10, 4.59%).

5 stocks climbed above their 200 day SMA including Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd. (413.15, 0.66%) and Shree Renuka Sugars Ltd. (47.45, 0.64%). 1 stock slipped below their 200 SMA including Data Patterns (India) Ltd. (1847.15, -0.75%).