Stock market update: 76 stocks hit 52-week lows on NSE on Thursday

NEW DELHI: As many as 76 stocks including Arrow Greentech, Lasa Supergenerics, Arihant Foundations & Housing and Nitin Fire Protection Industries hit 52-week lows on NSE on Thursday in a positive market.

Manpasand Beverages, Videocon Industries, Vakrangee, Soma Textiles, Excel Realty N Infra, Arcotech and Metalyst Forgings also featured among stocks that touched 52-week lows on NSE.

Indian equity benchmarks extended their gains to the second straight session riding on gains in most sectors, led by bank, IT, auto and metal stocks, a day after the central bank of the country increased repo rate and maintained neutral stance.


The Nifty50 clocked up a gain of 84 points, or 0.78 per cent, settling at 10,768, with 37 stocks in the green and 13 in the red.

The Sensex index rose 284 points, or 0.81 per cent, to end the day at 35,463, with 22 stocks advancing and 9 declining.

All sectors on NSE closed in the green, with Nifty Realty leading, surging 2.97 per cent.

Titan Company, Eicher Motors, IndusInd Bank, Coal India, Lupin and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries remained the top losers in the Nifty index on Thursday.