On Friday, October 14, the Sensex jumped substantially higher to open the day at 58,162.74 up by 927.41 points and then climbed to an intraday high of 58,322.47 points.
The National Stock Exchange's Nifty 50 index, was up 285.20 points, or 1.68 percent, to 17,299.55 points from its previous day's finish of 17,014.35 points.
Let us have a look at the top 5 stocks which hit the upper circuit today.
Atlanta Ltd
The shares of Atlanta Ltd froze at a 19.91 percent upper circuit, recording an intra-day high of ₹25.60 per share on Friday. The stock opened at Rs. 22.90, up by 7 percent against the previous close of Rs. 21.35. In Just last three trading sessions, the stock zoomed by nearly 39%.
The stock touched a 52-week-high of Rs. 29.55 on January 21, 2022 and a 52-week-low of Rs. 12.50 on October 21, 2021, indicating that at the current level, the stock is trading at just 13.3 percent below its 52 week high.
Atlanta Ltd., incorporated in the year 1984, is a small cap company having a market cap of ₹174.00 Crore operating in Infrastructure sector. The company is primarily engaged in the business of infrastructure development; engineering, procurement and construction contracts and public-private partnership.
Digicontent Ltd
Digicontent Ltd got locked at a 19.86 percent upper circuit, recording an intra-day high of ₹16.90 per share on NSE. During Friday’s trade, the stock opened at Rs. 14.60, closely against the previous close of Rs. 14.10.
The stock gave a positive return of 6.62 percent in the past six months. However, this year the stock delivered a negative return of 3.15 percent till date. On the brighter side, over the past one year, it has given a positive return of 36.29 percent to shareholders.
Digicontent Ltd., established in 2017, is a small cap company with a market capitalization of ₹82.04 Crore in the Miscellaneous sector. The company is engaged in digital innovation and entertainment business in India.
Hindcon Chemicals
The shares of Hindcon Chemicals froze at a 9.99 percent upper circuit, recording an 52- week high of ₹138.20 per share on Friday. The stock opened at Rs. 129.85, up by 3.3 percent against the previous close of Rs. 125.65.
The stock touched a 52-week-low of Rs. 47.60 on June 21, 2022, indicating that at the current level, the stock is trading at 190 percent above its 52 week low.
The stock gave a positive return of 58.12 percent in the past one month. In the last six months, the stock generated a return of nearly 98 percent. This year the stock delivered a return of almost 90 percent till date.
Hindcon Chemicals Ltd., founded in 1998, is a small cap company with a market capitalization of ₹128.64 Crore in the chemicals industry.
Zenith Exports
Zenith Exports got locked at a 9.99 percent upper circuit, touching a new 52- week high of ₹156.60 per share on the NSE. During Friday’s trade, the stock opened at Rs. 149.40, up by nearly 9 percent against the previous close of Rs. 136.95.
Over the past one month, the stock gave a positive return of nearly 75 percent. In the last six months, it has returned over 80 percent to its shareholders. Additionally, in the past five years, the stock has shown an amazing growth of almost 181 percent.
Zenith Exports Ltd., established in 1981, is a small cap business with a market valuation of Rs. 73.90 crores functioning in the textiles industry. The company is a manufacturer of home furnishings and fashion textiles, and finished products like curtains, cushion and pillow covers, its website shows.
United Polyfab Gujarat
The shares of United Polyfab Gujarat froze at a 9.94 percent upper circuit, recording an intra-day high of ₹71.35 per share on Friday. The stock opened at Rs. 71.35, up by almost 10 percent against the previous close of Rs. 64.90.
The stock touched a 52-week-high of Rs. 79.65 on March 17, 2022 and a 52-week-low of Rs. 17.35 on October 21, 2021, indicating that at the current level, the stock is trading at just 10.4 percent below its 52 week high. The share price of the company increased by 67.88 percent in the past one month.
United Polyfab Gujarat Ltd., established in 2010, is a small cap company with a market valuation of ₹135.98 crore functioning in the textiles industry. The company’s main business activities include trading and manufacturing woven fabrics and yarn.
