Watch out for these penny stocks locked in the upper circuit on February 20

IT, FMCG and auto stocks advanced while pharma, healthcare and oil & gas shares slipped the most.

The benchmarks for Indian equities, the Sensex and Nifty50, began the week in a volatile form, trading in green. IT, FMCG and auto stocks advanced while pharma, healthcare and oil & gas shares slipped the most.  

At 10:52 am, the benchmark BSE Sensex is trading with a small gain of 124 points, to 61,126 levels. Following it the S&P BSE Mid-Cap also is at a level of 24,784 levels, up by 10 points. The Small-Cap index, similarly climbed by 14 points, trading at 28,060 level.  

Meanwhile the broader NSE index NIFTY jumped by 10 points, to 17,954 levels and the Bank Nifty is currently trading at a level of 41,133 gaining by a small margin. 

On February 17, the foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) and the domestic institutional investors (DIIs) turned out the net sellers of shares worth 642.61 and 85.29 crore respectively.   

Following is the list of Penny Stocks that got locked in the upper circuit on Monday. Keep a close eye on these counters for the upcoming sessions: