468 stocks hit lower circuit intraday on Tuesday as Rs 4.95 lakh crore of investor's wealth was washed away led by Sensex and Nifty plunging over 2 percent.
The market breadth was in favour of the declines on Tuesday morning with 780 stocks advancing as against 844 declines while 378 remained unchanged. On the other hand, 1222 stocks advanced and 1149 stocks declined while 76 remained unchanged on the BSE.
The market breadth was in favour of the advances on Monday afternoon with 1065 stocks advancing as against 665 declines while 291 remained unchanged. On the other hand, 1801 stocks advanced and 1121 stocks declined while 116 remained unchanged on the BSE.
The market breadth was in favour of the advances on Monday morning with 1161 stocks advancing as against 467 declines while 386 remained unchanged. On the other hand, 1633 stocks advanced and 676 stocks declined while 88 remained unchanged on the BSE.
104 stocks hit fresh 52-week high on NSE including Automotive Axles, Bajaj Electricals, Graphite India, Hexaware, Jet Airways, Jubilant Food, L&T and Zee Media among others.
In an exclusive interview to CNBC-TV18, SP Tulsian of sptulsian.com picks Bharat Bijlee and Philips Carbon as his top picks for the day.