Asian Paints share price closes at ₹2,448.50; stock gains 0.34% on September 22

Key Takeaways

• Asian Paints gained ₹8.20 to close at ₹2,448.50, even though the final price was ₹26.50 below the day's opening level and high of ₹2,475. 
• The stock finished below its 50-day, 100-day and 200-day DMAs, with those averages grouped between ₹2,580.20 and ₹2,598.90. 
• The six-month return was positive at 11.53%, while one-month, three-month and one-year readings were negative. 

Asian Paints share price closed the September 22 session at ₹2,448.50, up ₹8.20 or 0.34% from its previous close of ₹2,440. The stock opened at ₹2,475, which also became the day's high. It subsequently moved down to ₹2,436 before finishing ₹12.50 above that low. The opening-to-closing difference was ₹26.50. 

The day's high-low range measured ₹39. With no move above the opening print, ₹2,475 remained the upper boundary throughout the session. Volume reached 426,859 shares. Market capitalisation was about ₹234,860 crore. 

Asian Paints ended below each of its displayed moving averages. The 50-day DMA was ₹2,589, leaving the close ₹140.50 lower. Its 100-day DMA stood at ₹2,598.90, the highest of the three. The 200-day average was ₹2,580.20. These levels were tightly grouped, with only ₹18.70 between the highest and lowest moving-average readings. 

The 52-week price band was substantially wider. Its low stood at ₹2,115 and the high at ₹2,986. The September 22 close was ₹333.50 above the annual low and ₹537.50 below the high. 

Return figures were split across periods. Asian Paints recorded a one-month return of -7.25% and a three-month return of -10.41%. Six-month performance was positive at 11.53%, whereas the one-year figure was -1.34%. The daily gain on September 22 therefore came against weaker one-month and three-month readings. The session itself remained contained within less than ₹40 from high to low, with the final price closer to the lower end than the opening level.