NEW DELHI: Bears ran amok in the first few minutes of trading on Dalal Street on Friday as benchmark indices hit 10 per cent lower circuit, forcing a halt in trading.

Around 1,058 stocks fell to touch their 52-week lows on NSE in Friday's session.

Among the stocks that touched their 52-week lows were RIL, TCS, HDFC twins, Infosys, SBI, ITC and Bajaj Finserv. Axis Bank, IndiGo, Hindalco, GSK Pharma, Bajaj Auto, CEAT and BEML also featured among the stocks that touched their 52-week lows on NSE.

On resuming trade, domestic benchmark index NSE Nifty was trading 489.25 points down at 9,100.9, while the BSE Sensex was trading 1,633.81 points down at 31,144.33.

In the Nifty 50 index, Britannia, Sun Pharma, YES Bank, Bharti Infratel and UltraTech Cement were among the top gainers on the NSE.

However, IndusInd Bank, Adani Ports SEZ, Zee Entertainment, UPL and Hindalco were among the top losers.