Stock market update: 118 stocks hit 52-week highs on NSE

Benchmark NSE Nifty index was trading 58.05 points up at 14782.85 on Friday on account of buying in frontline bluechip counters.

Among the stocks that touched their 52-week highs on NSE were: Adani Enterprises, BSE, Eris Lifesciences, Happiest Minds, Hindalco, Jindal Steel & Power, KSB Ltd, Lupin, Marico, Reliance Power, UTI AMC and Wipro.

Overall, 33 shares were trading in green in Nifty50 index, while 17 were trading in red in the afternoon trade.

In the Nifty 50 index, Tata Steel, Adani Ports SEZ, SBI Life, NTPC and Hindalco were among top gainers, while Tata Consumer, Hero MotoCorp, Bajaj Auto, Eicher Motors and Infosys were trading in red.

The BSE Sensex was trading 163.59 points up at 49113.35. Traders were seen piling up position in Rubber, Metals - Ferrous, Trading, Diversified and Metals - Non Ferrous sectors, while selling were visible in Plastics, Gems and Jewellery, Services, Airlines and Defence sectors.