NEW DELHI: Jaiprakash Associates (number of shares traded: 11.40 crore) emerged as the most traded stock on NSE on Monday.It was followed by Reliance Communications (5.67 crore), ICICI Bank (2.78 crore), Vakrangee (2.48 crore), GMR Infra (2.23 crore) and Idea Cellular (1.71 crore) in that order.Headline indices Nifty and Sensex ended the day in the negative territory after a choppy trade owing to losses in a majority of sectors, led by metals, bank, IT, capital goods, consumer durables and telecom.
However, gains in oil and auto stocks kept the fall restricted.The BSE Sensex fell for 74 points, or 0.21 per cent, settling at 35,548, while the Nifty finished Monday's session at 10,800, down by 18 points or 0.17 per cent.Overall, 20 stocks remained in the green in the Nifty pack, compared with 30 stocks that went home with losses.Sensex witnessed 11 stocks advancing and 20 declining at the end of today's trade.Among the sectors, Nifty Auto and private bank index closed the day in the green, while Nifty Pharma settled almost flat.
All other indices closed the day in the red, with Nifty Metal as the top loser, falling 1.74 per cent.