Several stocks witnessed significant volume increases on BSE today, with GAIL (India) Ltd leading the surge at 56.08 lakh shares by 10:46 IST, representing a 7.38 times increase over its two-week average daily volume of 7.60 lakh shares. According to reports from Business Standard, this dramatic increase in trading activity occurred despite the stock's price decline of 1.72% to ₹157.45. The previous session's volume stood at 3.52 lakh shares, indicating substantial investor interest in the counter.
As reported by ET Now, Sensex opened at 75,441.27, up by 369.66 points (0.49%) and is currently trading at 75,684.70, reflecting an upside of 0.49%. The index moved between a high of 75,741.84 and a low of 75,371.07 during the session. Nifty 50 opened at 23,675.30, up by 56.80 points (0.24%) and is trading at 23,706.75, showing a 0.24% increase. The Nifty Bank opened at 53,553.75, up by 24.05 points (0.04%) and is currently at 53,561.05, with the index moving between a high of 53,770.65 and a low of 53,366.00.
Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd recorded 2.64 lakh shares by 10:46 IST, marking a 5.9 times surge over its two-week average of 44,773 shares. The stock gained 4.51% to ₹542.10, with volumes significantly higher than the previous session's 52,300 shares. Brainbees Solutions Ltd saw 3.24 lakh shares traded, up 4.06 times from its average of 79,856 shares, while gaining 5.44% to ₹228.70. Astral Ltd notched up 75,747 shares with a 2.52 fold spurt over its average of 30,099 shares, though it slipped 5.40% to ₹1,462.45.
According to ET Now, Infosys Ltd topped the gainers list with a 4.47% increase to ₹1,193.60, followed by Tech Mahindra Ltd which gained 3.88% to ₹1,485.50. HCL Technologies Ltd rose 3.51% to ₹1,186.90 and Tata Consultancy Services Ltd advanced 3.09% to ₹2,353.70. Adani Enterprises Ltd gained 2.59% to ₹2,759.50 and Wipro Ltd increased 2.35% to ₹196.68. HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd rose 1.38% to ₹613.30.
