Sell-off toll! HDFC twins, HUL, Dr.Reddy's among Nifty50 stks at 52-wk lows

Apart from the 8 stocks among the Nifty50 index, a total of 26 stocks too dropped to their respective 52-week lows among the Nifty500 index.

Shares of mortgage lender Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC), banking giant HDFC Bank, fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies – Hindustan Unilever (HUL) and Britannia Industries, cement manufacturers – UltraTech Cement and Shree Cement, pharma stock Dr Reddy’s Laboratories and two-wheeler major Hero MotoCorp were among eight stocks from Nifty50 index to hit their respective 52-week low on the back of a sharp sell-off in equities in the past couple of weeks.

Amid the weak global sentiment due to no headway in Russia-Ukraine conflict, the domestic benchmark indices started trade sharply lower on Friday and continued to trade with