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

The headline indices Sensex and Nifty 50 were seen trading at 59,967 and 17,839 levels, respectively. The Sensex was up by 111 points or 0.19%, and the Nifty is trading higher by 34 points or 0.21%.

At noon on Wednesday, the headline indices Sensex and Nifty 50 were seen trading at 59,967 and 17,839 levels, respectively. The Sensex was up by 111 points or 0.19%, and the Nifty is trading higher by 34 points or 0.21%.

The top 5 gainers of Sensex are Bajaj Finserv, Bajaj Finance, Axis Bank, Asian Paints, and ICICI Bank. On the flip side, the top 5 losers were Tech Mahindra, Infosys, HCL Technologies, NTPC, and Wipro.

The Nifty Midcap 100 index is trading at 30,904 and is up by 0.11%. The top 3 gainers of the index were AU Small Finance Bank, Laurus Labs, and Cholamandalam Investment and Fin Co. Each of these scrips was up by 4%. Similarly, the top 3 stocks dragging the index were Fortis Healthcare, COFORGE Ltd, and Mphasis.

The Nifty Smallcap 100 index is trading at 11,416, down by 0.33%. The top 3 gainers of the index were Chambal Fertilisers and Chemicals, Computer Age Management Services (CAMS), and Radico Khaitan. Each of these scrips was up by more than 5%. The top 3 stocks dragging the index were Future Retail, EID Parry (India), and Firstsource Solutions.

 On the sectoral front, Nifty IT and Nifty Teck are trading in the red. All the other sectoral indices were maintaining a flattish to a bullish stance.

The Omicron cases have crossed the 1 million mark in the US, and India has reported 58,097 new cases in the last 24 hours. The daily positivity rate has gone up to 4.18% now. States like Karnataka and Delhi have already imposed a weekend lockdown looking at the increasing numbers of cases.

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