Several stocks plunged in excess of 5 per cent in Mumbai trading on Wednesday even as equity benchmark BSE Sensex traded 451.84 points up at 72530.89 amid brisk buying in frontline bluechip counters.
On the BSE, Qualitek Labs(down 17.08 per cent), Titagarh Wagons(down 14.16 per cent), Bhartia Bachat(down 12.59 per cent), Engineers India(down 11.08 per cent) and Bodhi Tree Multimedia(down 10.81 per cent) were among the stocks that plunged over 5 per cent during the session.
In the Nifty pack, 31 stocks traded in the green, while 19 stocks traded in the red.
The Nifty index was trading 156.35 points up at 22040.85.
On the BSE, Bodhi Tree Multimedia, Rama Paper Mill, Gorani Ind, Thinkink Picturez and Palred Technologies hit their fresh 52-week lows, while Bhagiradha Chem, Heritage Foods, Emami, V Mart Retail and Mrs. Bectors Food Specialities touched their fresh 52-week highs.