Market Update: Over 300 stocks hit new 52-week low on NSE; HDFC Bank, Infosys gain 1-2%

The breadth of the market favoured declines, with 579 stocks advancing, 1023 declining and 450 remaining unchanged. On BSE, 822 stocks advanced, 1204 declined and 89 remained unchanged. The Nifty and the Sensex are trading on a flat to positive note this Thursday morning with the Nifty down 8 points at 10,663 and the Sensex is trading higher by 29 points at 35,246 . Continuing yesterday's fall of the number of stocks hitting new 52-week low, today also over 300 stocks have already hit fresh 1 year low including names like Adani Power, Amtek Auto, Andhra Bank, Bank of Baroda, Bank of India, Bharat Electronics, BEML, Bharat Heavy Electricals, Ceat, Cummins India, Dena Bank, GATI, GE T&D, Grasim Industries, HCC, HCL Infosystems, Indiabulls Real Estate, IDFC Bank, India Cements, Indian Overseas Bank, India Oil Corporation, Jet Airways, JK Tyre, JK Lakshmi Cements, KRBL, Kwality, Motherson Sumi Systems, NTPC, PTC India Financial, Power Grid, PTC India, Rallis India,...