Stock market update: 31 stocks hit 52-week highs on NSE

Benchmark NSE Nifty index was trading 64.95 points down at 12684.20 on Thursday on account of selling in frontline bluechip counters.

Among the stocks that touched their 52-week highs on NSE were: Adani Green Energy; Blue Dart Express; CG Power and Industrial Solutions; IG Petrochemicals; InterGlobe Aviation; K.P.R. Mill; Salasar Techno Engineering; Star Cement; Tube Investments of India; Prism Johnson.

Overall, 22 shares were trading in green in Nifty50 index, while 28 were trading in red in the afternoon trade.


In the Nifty 50 index, Shree Cements, Sun Pharma, Titan Company , Bajaj Finserv and Grasim Inds. were among top gainers, while Coal India Ltd, SBI, ONGC, Kotak Bank and ICICI Bank were trading in red.

The BSE Sensex was trading 253.47 points down at 43340.20. Traders were seen piling up position in Diversified, Glass, Aquaculture, Airlines and Apparels sectors, while selling were visible in Trading, Agro Processing, Mining, Banks and Beverages - Alcoholic sectors.