With a fall of 2.69 per cent, HDFC contributed 100 points fall in the Sensex.

As many as 383 stocks, including M&M, TVS Motor & IDBI Bank hit 52-week lows on BSE.

Tuesday's gains boosted the cumulative m-cap of BSE-listed firms by Rs 1.52 lakh crore.

When the MACD crosses above the signal line, it gives a bullish signal on the charts.

Many of the companies dragged to the NCLT for insolvency proceedings have turned penny.

A plunging domestic currency and rising crude oil prices remained an overhang.

Around 11:25 am, the BSE Smallcap index was trading at 16,325, up 0.43 per cent, whereas the BSE Sensex was 0.37 per cent up at 36,993.

The BSE Smallcap index was trading 131 points up at 18,659, while Sensex was 19 points down at 33,818 around 10.15 am (IST).

The S&P BSE Smallcap index was trading 0.6 per cent up at 17,360 around 02:05 pm (IST).

The BSE Smallcap index was trading 0.79 per cent up at 17,232 around 12:55 pm (IST).

This year has produced several multibaggers across midcaps, smallcaps and largecaps.

VIX eased for the second day, down 2.6 per cent while the advance-decline ratio stood at 2:1.

Decline in ITC shares also led to severe loss to its largest share-holder, LIC - that held 16.29%.

The share price of the co jumped from Rs 19.85 on December 26, 2016 to Rs 143.40 on May 17.

Last week, the benchmark indices broke above their crucial resistance levels after the Budget. Over 100 stocks registered bullish crossover...

The gains recorded by the market until September were completely washed off by the outcome of the US election and the demonetisation drive ...

As long as the market is trading above 8,700 level, we do not see anything which suggests that the trend has changed, say experts.