Low price stocks: These scrips are locked in the upper circuit on April 22

At noon on Friday, the core equity indices, i.e.  Sensex and Nifty 50 fell sharply owing to weaker global cues as the investors are looking forward to the rate hike by the US Federal Reserve.

The Sensex was trading at 57,614,40 down by 297.2 points or 0.51% and the Nifty 50 was trading at 17,295.20 down by 97.40 points or 0.56%.

The top five gainers in the Nifty 50 pack are Adani Ports, HCL Technologies, Maruti Suzuki, Bajaj Finance, and Tech Mahindra. Meanwhile, the top five stocks pulling down the index are Hindalco Industries, Cipla, SBI, HDFC Life Insurance Company, and Axis Bank.

BSE Midcap index is trading at a level of 24,854.72 down by 0.08%. The top 3 gainers of the index were Apollo Hospital Enterprise, AU Small Finance Bank, and Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company. Each of these scrips gained more than 5%. The top three stocks dragging the index were Tata Power, RBL Bank, and ACC Cement.

BSE Smallcap index is trading at, 29,473.12, up by 0.39%. The top three gainers are Clean Science and Technology, CRISIL, and Adani Power. Each of these stocks gained more than 5%. The top three stocks pulling the index down are AU Small Finance Bank, Gland Pharma, and Jubilant FoodWorks.

Most of the sectoral indices were trading in the red with BSE Metal, and BSE Private bank dragging the markets by more than 1%.

Following is the list of low-priced stocks locked in the upper circuit on Friday. Keep a close eye on these counters for the upcoming sessions.