During the day, the BSE Small-Cap index traded on a negative note.
The index opened the day at 14,612 and closed at 14,536, registering a loss of 0.5%.
Now let us look at the top 5 most active stocks in the BSE Small-Cap index today.
Stock Name | Traded Value | Traded Volume | Previous Close | Todays Close | % Change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
JET AIRWAYS | 1,031,309,180.5 | 3,515,627.0 | 253.5 | 293.4 | 15.7 |
PRAJ IND.LTD | 441,042,840.0 | 2,860,200.0 | 151.8 | 154.2 | 1.6 |
ESCORTS | 425,343,623.5 | 566,747.0 | 753.7 | 750.5 | 0.4 |
STRIDES PHARMA SCIENCE | 308,073,480.0 | 592,449.0 | 480.6 | 520.0 | 8.2 |
KAJARIA CERAMICS | 181,909,873.1 | 346,462.0 | 525.1 | 525.1 | 0.0 |
JET AIRWAYS was the most active stock in the BSE Small-Cap index today. The stock of the company witnessed buying interest and closed at Rs 293, up by 16%. On the valuations front, the stock trades at 1.0 times its trailing 12 months' earnings. Its price to sales ratio stands at 0.3 times, while its price to book value (P/BV) ratio stands at 1.0 times.
Following JET AIRWAYS, PRAJ IND.LTD was the second most traded stock in the BSE Small-Cap index today. The stock of the company witnessed buying interest and closed at Rs 154, up by 2%. On the valuations front, the stock trades at 60.9 times its trailing 12 months' earnings. Its price to sales ratio stands at 1.9 times, while its price to book value (P/BV) ratio stands at 2.4 times.
Apart from JET AIRWAYS and PRAJ IND.LTD, ESCORTS, STRIDES PHARMA SCIENCE, and KAJARIA CERAMICS were also among the most traded stocks in the BSE Small-Cap Index today.
For a more detailed view on the above stocks, you can check the BSE Small-Cap company results for June 2018 quarter and also visit our Indian stock market research section.
The S&P BSE Small-Cap Index ended its trading session at 14,536 (down 0.4%).
The top BSE Small-Cap gainers today were FINEOTEX CHEMICAL (up 20.0%) and JET AIRWAYS (up 15.7%). On the other hand, HERCULES HOISTS (down 6.4%) and PARSVNATH DEV (down 6.2%) were among the top losers today.
The index was down 0.0% over the last 30 days, and over the last 1 year it has lost 27.3%.
For a more detailed view, you can check the latest BSE Sensex stock quotes and BSE Sensex long term chart.
The BSE Sensex moved down from 36,010 to 35,854 today, registering a loss of 156 points (down 0.4%).
The most traded stocks in the BSE Sensex today were INFOSYS LTD and NTPC.
The NSE Nifty moved down from 10,795 to 10,741 today, registering a loss of 54 points (down 0.5%).
The most traded stocks in the NSE Nifty today were YES BANK and INFOSYS LTD.
What else is happening in the markets today? Dig in...
The market see-sawed during the week with both the bulls and bears swinging it out. But in the end, it was the bears who won. The Nifty ended the day, the week, and the month at 14,529.15.
Indian share markets end deep in the red with the Sensex down by 1,939 points and the Nifty ending down by 568 points.
ONGC share price is trading down by 7% and its current market price is Rs 118. The BSE OIL & GAS is down by 4.0%. The top gainers in the BSE OIL & GAS Index is CASTROL INDIA (up 1.3%). The top losers are ONGC (down 7.1%) and GAIL (down 6.3%).
ULTRATECH CEMENT share price is trading down by 5% and its current market price is Rs 6,487. The BSE 500 is down by 3.4%. The top gainers in the BSE 500 Index are SOUTH IND.BANK (up 10.4%) and JAGRAN PRAKASHAN (up 10.0%). The top losers are ULTRATECH CEMENT (down 5.0%) and BAJAJ FINSERV (down 6.3%).
JAGRAN PRAKASHAN share price is trading up by 10% and its current market price is Rs 60. The BSE 500 is down by 3.2%. The top gainers in the BSE 500 Index are JAGRAN PRAKASHAN (up 10.1%) and RCF (up 11.0%). The top losers are MAHINDRA CIE AUTO. and AJANTA PHARMA (down 0.1%).
UPL share price is trading down by 5% and its current market price is Rs 589. The BSE 500 is down by 3.2%. The top gainers in the BSE 500 Index are RCF (up 11.0%) and SOUTH IND.BANK (up 10.4%). The top losers are UPL (down 5.4%) and BAJAJ FINSERV (down 6.2%).
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