Benchmark indices have sold off sharply on Thursday, March 19, with investor wealth worth over ₹9 lakh crore being wiped out. Most of the Nifty 50 constituents are trading with losses, while five of them have slumped to a 52-week low, including some index heavyweights as well. Here’s a look at these names:
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1 / 7Benchmark indices have sold off sharply on Thursday, March 19, with investor wealth worth over ₹9 lakh crore being wiped out. Most of the Nifty 50 constituents are trading with losses, while five of them have slumped to a 52-week low, including some index heavyweights as well. Here’s a look at these names:
2 / 7Shares of HDFC Bank hit a 52-week low of ₹770 on Thursday, March 19, which is a 24.5% drop from their 52-week high level of ₹1,020.5. The stock is trading about 4% lower today, and has fallen 18% year-to-date. Shares of India’s largest private lender are trading 7% lower over a 12-month basis.
3 / 7Cipla shares are trading with losses of close to 2% on Thursday, extending their losses for 2026 to 17% and also hit a new 52-week low. The stock has fallen 25.65% from its 52-week high of ₹1,673, when it fell to its 52-week low of ₹1243.80. Shares of the drugmaker have declined 21% over the last six months.
4 / 7Shares of ITC fell over 1% today, hitting the intraday and 52-week lows of ₹299.55. The stock now down 33% from its 52-week high level of ₹444.20. The stock has declined over 17% so far this year, most of which came during the first few days of 2026, and are down 25% now over the last 12 months.
5 / 7Kotak Mahindra Bank shares hit their 52-week low of ₹363.35 today after falling over 3% from Wednesday’s closing price. The stock has corrected 21% from its 52-week high of ₹460.38. For the year so far, the stock is down close to 17%, having delivered negative returns of 9% over the last 12 months.
6 / 7Shares of Hindustan Unilever Ltd. are trading nearly 2% lower today, at their 52-week low of ₹2,097. The stock had made a 52-week high of ₹2,750 on September 4 last year, from which it has corrected 23.75%. It has declined 9.6% year-to-date and has dropped 18% over the last six months.
7 / 7Bajaj Finserv shares hit their 52-week low of ₹1,723.20 today, about 21% below their 52-week high ₹2,195. For the year so far, the stock is down close to 15%, having delivered negative returns of 6% over the last 12 months.
