Watch out for these penny stocks locked in the upper circuit on August 25

Due to the F&O expiry day and encouraging global cues, the Indian markets inched higher.

Due to the F&O expiry day and encouraging global cues, the Indian markets inched higher. The healthcare and IT stocks were the major drivers of the benchmarks while realty, power, consumer durables & utilities stocks added substantial gains of more than a per cent each. Positive Asian counterparts and significant gains on Wall Street kept the domestic market confidence on the upside.  

Sensex soared 304 points and was trading at 59,389 at 10.40 am. The Mid-Cap index too rose 193 points at 25,163 levels. Similarly, the Small-Cap index jumped 219 points and trades at 28,486 levels. The Top Gainers were Hindustan Unilever, Maruti Suzuki, Bajaj Finserv, State Bank of India, and Induslnd Bank. On the other hand, the only shares in the red are TCS, HCL Technologies, Power Grid Corporation of India, Sun Pharmaceuticals, and Tech Mahindra.  

Nifty 50 index is also trading on the higher side with an increase of 81 points at 17,686 levels. Bank Nifty surged 288 points at a level of 39,327. The top performing sectors on NSE are consumer durables, realty, and private banks. Meanwhile, the Top Losers include the healthcare, information technology, and pharma sectors.  

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) bought shares worth Rs 23 crore on August 24 while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) sold shares worth Rs 322.34 crore.  

Following is the list of Penny Stocks that got locked in the upper circuit on Thursday. Keep a close eye on these counters for the upcoming sessions: