Shares below Rs 100: Only buyers were seen in these stocks on March 20

About 963 shares have advanced, 2,232 declined and 160 are unchanged on BSE.

The frontline indices were trading with major losses in early trade. Negative global cues dented investors’ sentiment. All the sectoral indices on the NSE traded in the red. HAL, Ujjivan Financial Services will trade ex-dividend and Continental Securities will trade ex-split today, March 20, according to the BSE website. 

At 10:47 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, was down 649 points or 1.12 per cent to 57,340. The Nifty 50 index lost 190 points or 1.11 per cent to 16,909. In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index fell 1.31 per cent while the S&P BSE Small-Cap index slipped 0.97 per cent. 

Today's top gainer stocks on BSE are Hindustan Unilever limited. While the Top Losers were Bajaj Finserv, Tata Motors, Bajaj Finance and State Bank of India. The Top Gainers on the NSE platform are BPCL, Dr. Reddy Laboratories, Divis Laboratories and ONGC, whereas the top losers are HDFC Life Insurance, Hindalco Industries and Adani Enterprises. 

Following is the list of low-priced stocks that were locked in the upper circuit on March 20:   

Investors should keep an eye on these stocks.