Watch out for these penny stocks locked in the upper circuit on February 9!

Consumer Durables index outperformed on Wednesday driven by broad-based buying in heavyweight stocks.

Consumer Durables index outperformed on Wednesday driven by broad-based buying in heavyweight stocks. The sector was among the top gainer on the markets today with banking, auto and IT stocks. The Nifty Consumer Durables index has soared around 1 per cent in the early trade. The price hikes and RBI's monetary policy and the growth momentum in the sectors are expected to accelerate this fiscal on positive numbers. Broader markets further lifted the sentiments. Huge selling was seen by FII of Rs 1,967.89 crore and a DII of inflow of Rs 1,115.00 crore was recorded.  

The BSE Sensex index had grown by 434 points and is trading at a level of 58,243.00. BSE MidCap has increased by 190 points and is trading at 24,522.47 points. The gaining stocks today in the index are Sun TV Network (5.15 per cent), Info Edge (3.47 per cent), and Oberoi Realty (3.27 per cent). BSE SmallCap also jumped and is trading at 29,125.50 up by 57 points. The top gainers are Transpek Industry (11.31 per cent), Deep Industries (10.68 per cent), and TV18 Broadcast (10.61 per cent). 

The Nifty 50 index has gained and is trading at 17,409.30 levels after morning fall and now is up by 142 points. The major contributors are Coal India, Indian Oil Corporation, Maruti Suzuki, Induslnd Bank, and Bajaj Auto contributing the majority of the gaining 2.82 per cent each. The stocks losing today are SBI Life, ONGC, HDFC, HDFC Life, and ITC, falling by merely more than 0.19 per cent each. 

Following is the list of penny stocks locked in the upper circuit today. Keep a close eye on these counters for the upcoming sessions.