Stock market update: 151 stocks hit 52-week lows on NSE on Friday

NEW DELHI: As many as 151 stocks including Adani Power, Ambuja Cements, Aurobindo Pharma, Bharat Electronics, BEML, Caplin Point Laboratories, GMR Infrastructure and Tata Consultancy Services hit 52-week lows on NSE on Friday.

Indian equity benchmarks landed in the negative terrain on Friday as losses in bank, financial and FMCG counters outpaced gains in auto and telecom stocks.

The Sensex closed 95 points, or 0.27 per cent, down at 35,227, with 11 stocks advancing and 20 declining.


The Nifty finished the day 40 points, or 0.37 per cent, down at 10,696, with 15 stocks in the green and 34 in the red. One stock remained unchanged in the index.

Barring Nifty Auto, all sectors closed the day in the red, with realty and PSU bank stocks falling over 1 per cent.

Godrej Consumer Products, Hindustan Unilever, Nestle India and Torrent Pharmaceuticals hit 52-week highs on NSE.

Bajaj Finserv, ONGC, Eicher Motors, Tata Steel, GAIL (India) and Mahindra & Mahindra stood among the top losers in the Nifty index.