Watch out for these penny stocks locked in the upper circuit on December 19

The auto, FMCG and metal sectors are seeing buying, while the IT, pharma and capital goods sectors saw selling pressure.

The major market indices posted small gains in the morning session while trading close to the day's high. The auto, FMCG and metal sectors are seeing buying, while the IT, pharma and capital goods sectors saw selling pressure.

At 10:45 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex is currently trading at 61,640 levels with decent gains of 302 points. Whereas, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap has seen small decline of 18 points and trades at 26,721 levels. The Small-Cap index surged on the other hand by 52 points and trades at 29,568.

The Nifty 50 index is trading with decent gains up 76 points, trading at 18,345 levels. Likewise, the Bank Nifty also gained 144 points and is now trading at a level of 43,364.

On December 16, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) turned out to be net sellers of shares worth Rs 1,975.44 crores. While the domestic institutional investors (DIIs) were the net buyers of shares worth 1,542.50 crores.

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: