Stocks below Rs 100: Only buyers seen in these scrips on February 28

At 12.30 pm on Monday, the core equity indices i.e., Sensex and Nifty 50 were trading flat at 55,880.51, up by 21.99 points or 0.04 per cent, while Nifty was at 16,674.50, up by 16.10 points or 0.83 per cent from the last trading session.       

On the BSE, 1803 shares have advanced, 1471 shares declined, whereas 164 shares are unchanged.         

The top five gainers in the Nifty 50 pack are Hindalco Industries, Tata Steel, JSW Steel, BPCL, and Power Grid Corporation of India. Meanwhile, the top stocks pulling down the index are Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, HDFC Life Insurance Company, Axis Bank, Nestle India, and HDFC Bank.       

BSE Smallcap index is trading at 26,492.15, up by 0.16 per cent. The top five gainers are Future Enterprises DVR, Future Enterprises, Vadilal Industries, Future Supply Chain Solutions, and Orient Bell. Each of these stocks gained more than 15 per cent. Similarly, the top five stocks pulling the index down include Rain Industries, Mahindra Logistics, Onmobile Global, HBL Power, and Kuantum Papers. 

Most of the sectoral indices on the BSE were trading in the green in the afternoon session, with BSE Basic Material, BSE Energy, BSE Utilities, and BSE Oil & Gas being up by more than 1 per cent. Furthermore, BSE Metal was up by 4.09 per cent. 

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