These penny stocks were locked in the upper circuit on Thursday!

The headline indices Sensex and Nifty 50 were seen trading at 59,427.27 and 17,692.80 levels, respectively. The Sensex was down by 795.88 points or 1.32%, and Nifty is trading at a discount of 1.41% or 253.10 points.

At noon on Thursday, the headline indices Sensex and Nifty 50 were seen trading at 59,427.27 and 17,692.80 levels, respectively. The Sensex was down by 795.88 points or 1.32%, and Nifty is trading at a discount of 1.41% or 253.10 points.

The only gainers of Sensex are Bharti Airtel, SBI, and Maruti Suzuki. On the flip side, the top 5 losers were Infosys, HCL Technologies, HDFC, Tech Mahindra, and Reliance Industries.

The Nifty Midcap 100 index is trading at 30,763 and is down by 0.52%. The top 3 gainers of the index were Vodafone Idea, Aditya Birla Capital, and Gujarat Gas. Each of these scrips was up by 2%. Similarly, the top 3 stocks dragging the index were Fortis Healthcare, Varun Beverages, and Shriram Transport Finance Company.

The Nifty Smallcap 100 index is trading at 11,404, down by 0.19%. The top 3 gainers of the index were Future Retail, NBCC (India), and BEML. Each of these scrips was up by more than 3%. The top 3 stocks dragging the index were Mazagaon Dock Shipbuilders, UTI AMC, and Quess Corp.

On the sectoral front, Nifty Healthcare and Nifty Consumer Durables were up by more than 2%. Rest all of the indices were in the red.

Higher unemployment levels and continuously increasing inflation might require the Federal Reserve to increase the interest rates sooner than expected, stated a document released by the FED on Wednesday. This has led to the US markets ending in red, followed by weaker sentiments in the markets, globally. In addition to this, the incredulously increasing number of Omicron cases worldwide and the discovery of a new variant in Africa also spooked the markets to plunge on Thursday.

Following is the list of penny stocks locked in the upper circuit on Thursday. Keep a close eye on these counters for the upcoming sessions.