Watch out for these penny stocks locked in the upper circuit on February 14!

The Indian markets witnessed carnage in Monday's early trade due to weakening in global markets as concerns over the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The Indian markets witnessed carnage in Monday's early trade due to weakening in global markets as concerns over the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Also, the crude oil hits USD 96 per barrel reaching a multi-year high. The broad-based indices also saw sell-off on exchanges BSE and NSE with Sensex diving to near 56,600-level and Nifty 50 even reaching near 16,900-level. Buying was seen by FII of Rs 108.53 crore and the DII selling of Rs 696.90 crore was recorded.  

The BSE Sensex index had dipped by 1,067 points and is trading at a level of 57,085.77. BSE MidCap has fallen by 410 points and is trading at 23,840.28 points. The gaining stocks today in the index are Ruchi Soya (7.18 per cent), Apollo Hospitals (3.18 per cent), and Cummins Industries (1.81 per cent). BSE SmallCap also slipped today and is trading at 28,119.23 up down 572 points. The top gainers are Excel Industries (20.00 per cent), Mirza Industries (15.48 per cent), and UFlex (13.77 per cent). 

The Nifty 50 index is plunging and is trading at 17,071.25 levels down by 303 points. The major contributors are TCS and ONGC, the only stocks trading in green today 1.75 per cent each. The Stocks of losing today are JSW Steel, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, State Bank of India, and HDFC Life Insurance falling by more than 2.87 per cent each. 

Following is the list of penny stocks locked in the upper circuit today. Keep a close eye on these counters for the upcoming sessions.