Shares below Rs 100: Only buyers were seen in these stocks on November 07!

Khaitan (India) Ltd, Maestros Electronics & Telecommunications Systems, and AD-Manum Finance were the top low-priced gainers on the BSE that locked in 20 per cent upper circuits.

Investor optimism was evident in Asian markets as all the major indices were trading higher. Indian benchmark indices opened higher on Monday, boosted by gains in banking stocks but were quickly dragged lower by losses in healthcare, consumer durables and technology stocks. With gains of nearly 1 per cent in a flat market, BSE Metals and BSE Commodities were the top performing sectors and drew attention of the investors.  

At 12:50 pm, the BSE Sensex edged down by 0.08 per cent, reaching a level of 60,902. The Nifty 50 index edged up by 0.04 per cent to the 18,126 level. On the Sensex, State Bank of India, Tata Steel and UltraTech Cement Company were the Top Gainers, whereas Asian Paints, Sun Pharmaceuticals and Titan were the Top Losers.   

NIIT Ltd, the top BSE Smallcap gainer, soared over 12 per cent with a more than 5-fold volume growth following major announcements by the company such as the acquisition of St. Charles Consulting Group through its wholly owned subsidiary, NIIT (USA), and the allotment of ESOP (employee stock ownership plan).  

The broader indices rose, defying the sluggishness of the main indices. Khaitan (India) Ltd, Maestros Electronics & Telecommunications Systems, and AD-Manum Finance were the top low-priced gainers on the BSE that locked in 20 per cent upper circuits.  

Following is the list of low-priced stocks that were locked in the upper circuit on November 07: