Nearly 600 stocks freeze at upper circuit on the BSE

Of the 3,666 stocks that are traded on the BSE, as many as 592 were locked in the upper circuit levels and there were no sellers on the counter, the exchange data showed.

A rally in small-sized companies witnessed one out of six traded stocks frozen at the upper circuit on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on Thursday in an otherwise weak market.

Of the 3,666 stocks that were traded on the BSE, as many as 592 were locked in the upper circuit levels and there were no sellers on the counter, the exchange data showed.

As many as 63 per cent or 382 stocks are from the BSE X (157) and XT (225) group. The equity securities of companies that are only listed/traded at BSE and satisfy certain parameters are