Stocks that are closest and farthest from May levels

Asian Paints BSE | NSE 31/05/12 Are Mutual Funds betting on Asian Paints? Other Stocks in this news Besco | ACC | Cranes Software International | Bharat Heavy Electricals | Colgate Palmolive (India) | Dr Reddys Laboratories | Grasim Industries | Matrix Laboratories | Exide Industries | Eveready Industries India | Ambuja Cements | Alstom T&D India | Ipca Laboratories | Kesoram Industries | Mahindra and Mahindra | Maharashtra Seamless | Orient Paper and Industries | Nahar International | Piramal Healthcare | Gillette India | HeidelbergCement India | Monsanto India | Sona Koyo Steering Systems | Hexaware Technologies | Infotech Enterprises | Sun Pharmaceutical Industries | Mahindra Satyam | Tata Coffee | S Kumars Nationwide | Unitech | NIIT | ING Vysya Bank | Karnataka Bank | City Union Bank | Container Corporation of India | EIH | Havells India | ICSA India | Nahar Industrial Enterprises | Navneet Publications | Elder Pharmaceuticals | KPIT Cummins Infosystems | HCL Technologies | Television Eighteen | South Indian Bank | Axis Bank | Bhushan Steel | Elecon Engineering Company | Federal-Mogul Goetze | HDFC Bank | Infosys | Marico | Asian Hotels (North) | UltraTech Cement | Emami | Divis Laboratories | Procter and Gamble Hygiene and Health Care | Andhra Bank |

Out of the total 500 BSE stocks listed, only six stocks have surpassed the peak levels of May 10, 2006. Unitech is the stock which has performed the best and has given a return of 54.5%, while stocks like Jagran Prakashan, City Union Bank, Infosys Technology, Kesoram Inds, Mysore Cement have given returns of 0.7-5.3% in the period between May 10-Aug 3, 2006.

Company	Closing Price (Rs) as on
	3-Aug	10-May	%return
Unitech	202.2	130.85	54.5
Jagran Prakashan	312.7	297.05	5.3
City Union Bank	118.9	115.05	3.3
Infosys Tech.	1664.75	1627.6	2.3
Kesoram Inds.	297.5	295.25	0.8
Mysore Cement	49.6	49.25	0.7

Around 76 companies amongst the universe of 500 stocks on the BSE are 0.8-15% away from their peak. Stocks like  I-Flex Solutions, Bhushan Steel, Tata Tea, ICSA(India), Exide Inds, Satyam Computer, Hexaware, Bharti Airtel, NIIT, Maharashtra Seamless, Ultra Tech Cement, Ipca Labs are away from May 10 levels in the range of 0.8-6.8%, while companies like M&M, UTI Bank, Emami, Orient Paper are 15% away from their peak. 

Company	Closing Price (Rs) as on		Loss (%)
	3-Aug	May 10
M & M	597.25	702.35	-15
UTI Bank	317.8	373.75	-15
Emami	260.05	305.85	-15
Orient Paper	397.25	466.8	-14.9
Godrej Consumer	623.35	731.55	-14.8
Navneet Publicat	281.2	329.75	-14.7
Tata Coffee	314.95	368.65	-14.6
Guj. St.Petronet	33.4	39.1	-14.6
Gillette India	756.6	883.65	-14.4
EIH	617.65	720.3	-14.3
South Ind.Bank	60.75	70.85	-14.3
India Cements	185.05	215.85	-14.3
Aurobindo Pharma	612	713.6	-14.2
Sona Koyo Steer.	84.05	97.7	-14
Andhra Bank	76	88.4	-14
Cipla	234.6	272.35	-13.9
ING Vysya Bank	123.9	143.65	-13.7
Dr Reddy's Labs.	1418.65	1640.6	-13.5
Matrix Labs.	258.55	299.05	-13.5
Divi's Lab	1627.25	1878.1	-13.4
HCL Infosystems	143.8	166	-13.4
Colgate Palmoliv	368.45	423.75	-13.1
Asian Hotels	562.8	647.8	-13.1
Nicholas Piramal	209.85	241.3	-13
Electrost.Cast.	364.75	417.5	-12.6
H D F C	1191.5	1361.85	-12.5
Grasim Inds.	2079.2	2372.2	-12.4
Patni Computer	339.5	384.95	-11.8
Monsanto India	1485.8	1681.15	-11.6
Sun Pharma.	797.35	899.9	-11.4
Elecon Engg.Co	1153.7	1300.05	-11.3
HCL Technologies	535.25	603.2	-11.3
H T Media	477	537.9	-11.3
Infotech Enterpr	186.5	210.33	-11.3
A C C	867.75	977.7	-11.2
Areva T&D	652.5	732.05	-10.9
KPIT Cummins Inf	394.5	442.75	-10.9
Havell's India	295.3	331.43	-10.9
Nahar Indl. Ent.	169.9	190.7	-10.9
P & G Hygiene	863.85	966.5	-10.6
Madras Cement	2709.45	3025.15	-10.4
HDFC Bank	779.5	869.35	-10.3
B H E L	2153.2	2391.5	-10
Guj. Ambuja Cem	105.75	117	-9.6
Cranes Software	101.85	112.7	-9.6
Container Corpn.	1621.55	1787.1	-9.3
Kansai Nerolac	798.9	879.9	-9.2
Dabur Pharma	56.2	61.75	-9
TV 18 India	648.15	712.2	-9
Eveready Inds.	99.95	109.7	-8.9
Karnataka Bank	97.95	107.35	-8.8
Marico	493.3	539.7	-8.6
Mastek	350	383.05	-8.6
Polaris Software	104.15	113.65	-8.4
Educomp Solution	376.1	410.25	-8.3
Asian Paints	609.35	662.6	-8
Goetze (India)	282.5	306.7	-7.9
Zee Telefilms	258.9	278.85	-7.2
Wipro	502.65	541.45	-7.2
NTPC	120.4	129.65	-7.1
Elder Pharma	313.95	337.55	-7
AIA Engg	621.45	668.3	-7
TCS	940.9	1011.98	-7
Ipca Labs.	331.7	355.75	-6.8
UltraTech Cem.	721.35	770.3	-6.4
Mah. Seamless	336.7	357.05	-5.7
NIIT	363.25	384.25	-5.5
Hexaware	141.85	149.95	-5.4
Bharti Airtel	393.4	416.05	-5.4
Satyam Computer	755.3	783.65	-3.6
Exide Inds.	275.15	284.5	-3.3
ICSA (India)	677.05	694.15	-2.5
Bhushan Steel	230	235.1	-2.2
Tata Tea	843.2	862.15	-2.2
S Kumars Nation	59.75	60.3	-0.9
I -Flex Solutions	1308.2	1319.05	-0.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By-Piyu Sen