The number of penny stocks on BSE jumped to 517 today compared with 409 at the end of December 2024 end, as party for many narrative stocks got over, with their prices falling up to 80 per cent.
Honasa Consumer, Salasar Techno Engineering, Vakrangee, Subex, Hardwyn India and Gensol Engineering are among 276 of 938 index constituents, which have fallen 75-80% from their 52-week highs levels.