Stock market update: Stocks that hit 52-week highs on NSE in today's trade

NEW DELHI: Shares of Nava Bharat Vent., S Chand & Co, Rossell India, Archidply Ind and NDTV, hit their fresh 52-week highs during Wednesday's trade on NSE.

Benchmark NSE Nifty closed 119.0 points up at 17944.25 amid buying in frontline bluechip counters.

However, stocks such as Bajaj Hindusthan Su, IRIS Business Servic, Jet Freight Logistic, GVK Power Infra and Vipul Ltd, touched their fresh 52-week lows.

Overall, 34 shares ended in the green in Nifty50 index, while 16 closed in the red.

In the Nifty 50 index, Bajaj Finserv, Hero MotoCorp, Bajaj Finance, HDFC Life and Bharti Airtel were among top gainers during the day, while M&M, Apollo Hospital, Tata Motors, Cipla and UltraTech Cem. ended in the red.

The BSE Sensex closed 417.92 points up at 60260.13.

Traders piled up positions in Learning & Education, Miscellaneous, Telecommunications, Shipping and Tyres sectors, while selling was witnessed in Metals - Ferrous, Term Lending Institutions, Auto Ancillaries, Gas & Petroleum and Pharmaceuticals sectors during the day.