Shares below Rs 100: Only buyers were seen in these stocks on January 18!

About 1,934 shares have advanced, 1,499 declined and 144 are unchanged. 

The Dow Jones fell more than 1 per cent overnight as Goldman Sachs’ poor earnings dragged the index down but a surge in Tesla shares kept the Nasdaq positive. 

Today, amid volatility, the benchmark indices were trading higher. About 1,934 shares have advanced, 1,499 declined and 144 are unchanged. 

At 01:30 pm, BSE Sensex was trading higher, up around 369 points or 0.61 per cent at a level of 61,024.65 and NSE Nifty-50 also was trading higher, up around 105 points or 0.58 per cent at 18,158. 

In the broader markets, the indices traded higher with the BSE Midcap index up by 0.39 per cent and the BSE Small cap index up by 0.27 per cent, respectively. 

Foreign institutional investors (FII) net bought shares worth Rs 211.06 crore for the first time in 18 straight sessions on January 17, while domestic institutional investors (DII) net bought shares worth Rs 90.81 crore. 

Following is the list of low-priced stocks that were locked in the upper circuit on January 18: 

Investors should keep an eye on these stocks.