These penny stocks were locked in the upper circuit on Monday!

The headline indices Sensex and Nifty 50 were seen trading at 58,917 and 17,554 levels, respectively, where Nifty 50 is holding up the fort at 17,500 levels.

At noon on Monday, the headline indices Sensex and Nifty 50 were seen trading at 58,917 and 17,554 levels, respectively with the Sensex down by 200 points since the morning session. Nifty seems to hold the level of 17,500 with some support.

The top 5 gainers of Sensex were Axis Bank, Tech Mahindra Ltd, Power Grid Corporation Ltd, Maruti Suzuki Ltd, and NTPC. Whereas, the top 3 losers were Bajaj Finance Ltd, Reliance Industries Ltd, Nestle India Ltd, Bajaj Finserv Ltd, and Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL). The Bajaj twins were almost down by 2%.

The Nifty Midcap 100 index is trading at 31,376 and is up by 0.56%. The top 3 gainers of the index were Polycab India Ltd, COFORGE Ltd, and Mphasis Ltd. All these stocks were up by more than 3%. Similarly, the top 3 stocks dragging the index include Endurance Technologies Ltd, Zee Entertainment Enterprise Ltd, and Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation Ltd.

 The Nifty Smallcap 100 index is trading at 11,298, up by 0.43%. The top 3 gainers are Sun Pharma Advanced Research Co Ltd, Strides Pharma Science Ltd, and VIP Industries Ltd. Each of these scrips was up by more than 6%. The top 3 stocks dragging the index were Computer Age Management Services Ltd (CAMS), Indian Energy Exchange LTD (IEX), and Sequent Scientific Ltd.

The Nifty 50 sectoral indices are maintaining a neutral to slightly bullish stance with Nifty IT being the only sector up by 1%.

List of penny stocks to buy - December 13

Following is the list of penny stocks that were locked in the upper circuit on Monday, December 13. Keep a close eye on these counters for the upcoming sessions.