NEW DELHI: Asian Paints, HDFC Bank, Hindustan Unilever, IndusInd Bank, Nestle India, Orient Electric, Orient Press and Parag Milk Foods were among the stocks that hit fresh 52-week highs on NSE in Monday's trade.On the contrary, Indo Count Industries, Idea Cellular, IDFC Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Punjab Sind Bank, Reliance Naval and Engineering, UCO Bank and Vakrangee featured among the stocks that hit 52-week lows on NSE.Equity benchmarks were trading with mild gains.The NSE Nifty index was trading 17 points up at 10,824, while the BSE Sensex was up 74 points at 35,610 around 10:45 am.IT, metal, realty and auto stocks were under pressure, whereas pharma, bank, financial and FMCG stocks were catching buyers' attention.
In the Nifty index, 28 stocks were advancing, while 22 were declining.Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Dr.
Reddy's Laboratories and Lupin were the top gainers in the Nifty index, while Indiabulls Housing Finance, Coal India and Titan Company were among the top losers.