Stock market update: 92 scrips hit 52-week highs on NSE

Benchmark NSE Nifty index was trading 108.40 points up at 15283.20 on Friday on account of buying in frontline bluechip counters.

Among the stocks that touched their 52-week highs on NSE were: Blue Dart Express, Can Fin Homes, IIFL Finance, K.P.R. Mill, MindTree, MTNL, Power Finance Corporation, Tata Chemicals, PC Jeweller and Oil India.

Overall, 35 shares were trading in green in Nifty50 index, while 15 were trading in red in the afternoon trade.


In the Nifty 50 index, BPCL, Indian Oil Corp, JSW Steel, Larsen & Toubro and Tata Steel were among top gainers, while SBI Life, Bajaj Auto, Hero MotoCorp, HDFC Life and Dr. Reddys were trading in red.

The BSE Sensex was trading 384.88 points up at 51664.39. Traders were seen piling up position in General, Diversified, Metals - Ferrous, Term Lending Institutions and Packaging sectors, while selling were visible in Infrastructure, Auto, Trading, Electric/Electronics and Fertilisers sectors.