Low price stocks: These scrips are locked in the upper circuit on February 21

At noon on Monday, the frontline equity indices i.e, Sensex and Nifty 50 opened lower owing to weaker global cues, with Sensex trading at 57,805.15, down by 27.82 points, and the Nifty was down by 14.90 points at 17,254.65 levels, respectively.    

The top gainers of Nifty 50 are Shree Cements, Maruti Suzuki, Power Grid Corporation of India, ICICI Bank, and IndusInd Bank. Meanwhile, the top five stocks pulling down the index are Coal India, ONGC, UPL, Titan Company, and Hindalco Industries.

BSE Midcap index is trading at a level of 23,734.19 down by 0.16 %. The top three gainers of the index include Vodafone Idea, Info Edge India, and Federal Bank. Each of these scrips was up by more than 2%. The top three stocks dragging the index were ICICI Securities, Gland Pharma, and Shriram Transport Finance.

BSE Smallcap index is trading at 27,428.24, down by 1.15%. The top three gainers were Salasar Techno Engineering, TCPL Packaging, and Federal-Mogul Goetze. Each of these stocks gained more than 14%. The top three stocks pulling the index down include Omaxe, Puravankara, and Restaurant Brands International.

Almost all the sectoral indices on the BSE were trading lower with BSE Consumer Durables, BSE Capital Goods, BSE Metal, and BSE Oil & Gas dragging the Sensex lower.

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