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

NEW DELHI: Shares of BLS Int. Services, GE Shipping, MRPL, Vadilal Ind and Gokaldas Export, hit their fresh 52-week highs during Wednesday's trade on NSE.

Benchmark NSE Nifty closed 19.0 points down at 16240.3 amid selling in frontline bluechip counters.

However, stocks such as Route Mobile, Muthoot Capital, Metropolis Health, Dr Lal Pathlabs and Amber Enterprises, touched their fresh 52-week lows.

Overall, 26 shares ended in the green in Nifty50 index, while 24 closed in the red.

In the Nifty 50 index, Tata Consumer, Shree Cements, HUL, UltraTech Cem. and Cipla were among top gainers during the day, while Power Grid, BPCL, Tech Mahindra, Tata Motors and Apollo Hospital ended in the red.

The BSE Sensex closed 109.94 points down at 54208.53.

Traders piled up positions in Paper, Learning & Education, Tea / Coffee, Miscellaneous and Sugar sectors, while selling was witnessed in Engineering, Tourism & Hospitality, Agro Processing, Media & Entertainment and Real Estate sectors during the day.