Stock market update: 29 stocks hit 52-week highs on NSE

Benchmark NSE Nifty index was trading 122.30 points up at 11791.45 on Tuesday on account of buying in frontline bluechip counters.

Among the stocks that touched their 52-week highs on NSE were: Cadila Healthcare; D. P. Abhushan; Adani Enterprises; Blue Dart Express; Greenpanel Industries; Gulshan Polyols; Havells India; Jet Airways; Orchid Pharma; Pudumjee Paper Product; Bafna Pharmaceuticals; Equitas Small Finance Bank.

Overall, 39 shares were trading in green in Nifty50 index, while 11 were trading in red in the afternoon trade.


In the Nifty 50 index, ICICI Bank, Hindalco Inds., Hero MotoCorp, IndusInd Bank and HDFC were among top gainers, while UPL , NTPC, Adani Ports SEZ, Bharti Airtel and UltraTech Cement were trading in red.

The BSE Sensex was trading 426.95 points up at 40184.53. Traders were seen piling up position in Diversified, Metals - Non Ferrous, Metals - Ferrous, Fertilisers and Consumer Durables sectors, while selling were visible in Agro Processing, Trading, Shipping, Aquaculture and Pesticides/Agro Chemicals sectors.