Stocks below Rs 100: Only buyers seen in these scrips on April 1

At 12.30 pm on Friday, the core equity indices i.e., Sensex and Nifty 50 were trading in the green marginally, owing to reducing crude oil prices as the US pushed hard on producing more oil.

At 12.30 pm on Friday, the core equity indices i.e., Sensex and Nifty 50 were trading in the green marginally, owing to reducing crude oil prices as the US pushed hard on producing more oil.  

Crude oil price is at $103.06 per barrel while the rupee is trading flat at Rs 75.79 per USD.  

Sensex was at 58,871.37, up by 302.86 points or 0.52 per cent while Nifty was at 17,548.65, up by 83.90 points or 0.48 per cent from the last trading session.            

On BSE, 253 shares have advanced and 724 shares declined whereas 108 shares are unchanged.     

The top five gainers in Nifty 50 pack are NTPC, IndusInd Bank, BPCL, Power Grid Corporation of India, and SBI. Meanwhile, the top five stocks pulling down the index are Hero MotoCorp, SBI Life Insurance Company, Divi’s Labs, Tech Mahindra, and Titan Company.   

BSE Smallcap index is trading at 28,632.10, up by 1.48 per cent. The top five gainers include Centrum Capital, IOL Chemicals, Bectors Food Specialities, PC Jewellers, and Ujjivan Financial Services. Each of these stocks gained more than 15 per cent. Similarly, the top five stocks pulling the index down are Hindustan Oil Exploration Company, Usha Martin, Greenply Industries, Mahindra Lifespace Developers, and Renaissance Global.  

In BSE sectoral space, only BSE IT, BSE Teck, and BSE Healthcare were dragging the broader markets whereas BSE Power, BSE PSU & BSE Utilities were lifting the index higher by 2 per cent.   

Following is the list of low-priced stocks that made a fresh 52-week high on Friday. Keep a close eye on these counters for the upcoming sessions: