52 Week Low Stocks Today (Oct 12, 2026): DMart, Reliance, HUL, NTPC Among Large Caps at Lows

Monday, October 12, 2026 produced a long list of 52 week low stocks today, and a lot of familiar names were on it. DMart, Reliance Industries, Hindustan Unilever, NTPC, ACC, Ambuja Cements and Voltas all slipped to fresh one-year lows, going by an afternoon recap by The News Strike.

At the close, 140 NSE stocks had touched 52-week lows while 76 had made new highs, Upstox reported. The Sensex shed 547.65 points to end at 71,924.68.

52 week low stocks today: what the market did

• Sensex: 71,924.68, down 547.65 points (0.76%).
• Nifty 50: 22,363.35, down 157.1 points (0.7%).
• New 52-week lows (NSE, end of day): 140.
• New 52-week highs: 76.
• India VIX: 15.24, up 5.98%.

According to Upstox, crude oil went past $105 per barrel, and banking and FMCG stocks dragged the market down. Nifty FMCG lost 1.67% and Nifty PSU Bank lost 1.18%. Upstox added that FPIs had taken ₹44,166 crore out of Indian equities so far in October.

The News Strike’s recap, last updated at 14:50 IST, had 162 stocks at new 52-week lows by then. Sources rarely agree on the exact count, because the time of day and the filters differ.

When defensive names like HUL and NTPC sit on the 52-week low list next to Reliance and DMart, the selling has gone beyond any single sector.

The large caps that made new lows

From the Group A pack, The News Strike flagged these fresh 52-week lows during the session:

Keep in mind these are intraday lows, not necessarily where the stocks closed.

What jumps out

• Consumer names were hit: DMart, HUL, Bata, Voltas and V-Guard all showed up. That lines up with Upstox naming Nifty FMCG as the day’s weakest sector.
• Cement: ACC and Ambuja Cements made lows on the same day.
• Power utilities: NTPC and Torrent Power, usually thought of as defensive, were on the list too.
• Reliance: the index heavyweight kept sliding. We covered Reliance’s 52-week low separately.

DMart’s low arrives right after its Q2 business update. Our DMart Q2 coverage has the background.

The smaller stocks that fell hardest

The same recap also listed the smaller stocks that dropped furthest below their earlier 52-week lows. Note that the percentage is the gap between the new low and the previous 52-week low. It is not the day’s change:

Several of these, including NSBBPO, RCAN, VAMAWOVEN, AVROIND and PRAXIS, also hit all-time lows, the recap said.

Making sense of the large-cap lows, sector by sector

Consumer and FMCG

Upstox had FMCG as Monday’s worst sector, down 1.67%, so HUL turning up on the lows list is no surprise. But it wasn’t alone. Retail (DMart), footwear (Bata) and consumer durables (Voltas, V-Guard) were there as well, which tells us the pain was spread across consumer spending, not stuck in one product category.

Cement

When two big cement makers hit fresh lows on the same day, the worry is usually about the sector, not one company’s news. The coming Q2 cement results are worth watching for volume and realisation trends.

Power utilities

NTPC and Torrent Power are generally viewed as steadier businesses. Seeing them on this list shows the selling spilled into areas that investors often treat as a safe harbour.

Energy heavyweights

Reliance Industries has a big weight in the Nifty 50, so where it goes, the index feels it. With crude above $105, as Upstox reported, energy-linked stocks will stay touchy about every swing in oil.

What long-term investors can take from a day like this

If you run SIPs in index funds, days like Monday come with the territory. Lower prices simply mean each instalment buys more units. If you hold stocks directly, a long lows list is a nudge to review your holdings with a cool head, not a signal to dump them.

• Go back to the reason you bought each holding that’s on the list.
• Ask whether the company’s earnings outlook has genuinely changed.
• Check your overall allocation. If one sector accounts for most of your losses, you may be too concentrated.
• Don’t make big calls on the back of a single day’s move.

How to read a 52-week low list

A stock at a 52-week low is trading below every price it has seen in the past year. That fact on its own can mean very different things.

When a 52-week low may be a warning

• Falling earnings: if profits are shrinking, the price may just be catching up with a lower value.
• Sector headwinds: when several peers hit lows together, the trouble may be industry-wide.
• Heavy volume on the way down: big holders may be heading for the exit.
• Debt or governance worries: in small caps, lows sometimes point to deeper problems.

When it may be worth researching

• Market-wide selling: good companies get pulled down in broad sell-offs too.
• Temporary issues: a weak quarter or short-term cost pressure may not dent long-term value.
• Valuation reset: a stock that looked expensive can become fairly priced after a fall.

A 52-week low is a question, not an answer. The work is in finding out whether the business or just the price has changed.

A checklist before you buy a stock at a 52-week low

1. Why is it falling? Read recent results, management commentary and exchange filings.
2. Is the sector falling with it? Compare it with peers.
3. What does the valuation look like now? Set the P/E or price-to-book against the stock’s own history and its peers.
4. How strong is the balance sheet? Low debt buys a company time to recover.
5. Any sign it’s stabilising? A base forming on lower volume, or a bullish reversal candle on higher volume, beats buying halfway down.
6. What’s your exit plan? Decide in advance where you’d admit you got it wrong.

Be careful with blind “averaging down”. Adding to a falling stock with no real reason to expect a recovery is how a small loss becomes a big one.

Highs vs lows: what breadth was saying

Monday’s 140 lows against 76 highs works out to roughly 1.8 to 1 in favour of lows. That fits the nervous tone of the day: crude climbing, foreigners selling and India VIX firming up.

The flip side, where small caps did the leading, is in our companion post on 52 week high stocks today.

Why sources give different counts

• Timing: The News Strike’s 162 was taken in the afternoon, while Upstox’s 140 was an end-of-day figure. Depending on the method, a stock that hit a low intraday may still be counted even if it bounced later.
• Filters: some lists leave out certain series (such as SME or trade-for-trade segments) or very illiquid stocks.
• Adjustments: corporate actions such as splits change historical prices, and unadjusted data can throw up false lows.

For the official list, look up the 52-week high/low report on the NSE website.

What to watch on Tuesday

• Whether the large caps on Monday’s list bounce or keep falling.
• Crude oil, which Upstox said was above $105 per barrel.
• FPI flows after a heavy month of selling so far in October.
• Q2 results. Our Q2 results this week list has the schedule.

Glossary for this list

• 52-week low: the lowest traded price over the past 52 weeks, usually based on intraday lows.
• All-time low (ATL): the lowest price since the stock listed, and a stronger sign of weakness than a 52-week low.
• Group A: BSE’s classification for its most liquid, widely traded stocks.
• LTP: last traded price at the moment a snapshot is taken.
• Market breadth: the balance of rising vs falling stocks, or new highs vs new lows, across the market.
• Base formation: a stretch where a falling stock stops making new lows and moves sideways, often seen ahead of a recovery.

Frequently asked questions

What is a 52-week low?

It’s the lowest price a stock has traded at over the past 52 weeks, usually going by intraday lows. For the mirror idea, see our explainer on what a 52-week high is.

Should I sell a stock that hits a 52-week low?

Not by default. Go back to why you bought it. If that reason still stands, the low may not change much. If it doesn’t, the low could be your cue to get out.

Does a 52-week low mean the stock is cheap?

No. A lower price doesn’t make a stock cheap by itself. Valuation comes down to earnings, growth and risk.

Can a stock hit a 52-week low and still close higher?

Yes. A stock that touches a new low early in the day and then recovers still counts as having hit a 52-week low that day, even if it closes in the green. That sort of intraday reversal is sometimes an early hint that buyers are coming in.

Key takeaways

• 140 NSE stocks hit 52-week lows on October 12, 2026, against 76 new highs.
• Large caps at lows included DMart, Reliance, HUL, NTPC, ACC, Ambuja, Voltas and Bata.
• FMCG was the weakest sector, while crude above $105 and FPI selling hurt sentiment.
• Find out why a stock is at a low before you treat it as an opportunity.

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This article is for information only and is not investment advice.