Vodafone Idea, Ola Electric, YES Bank, and HDFC Bank were the most traded stocks on NSE on Wednesday, April 1. (Pexels)AI Quick ReadMost traded stocks today: The Indian stock market witnessed strong across-segment buying interest on Wednesday, April 1, amid positive global cues.
Market benchmarks- the Sensex and the Nifty 50- jumped almost 3% each during the session, while the mid and small-cap indices surged up to 4%. Among the sectoral indices, Nifty Bank, IT, Metal, and Auto jumped 3%.
Meanwhile, Vodafone Idea, Tata Silver Exchange Traded Fund, Ola Electric Mobility, Tata Gold Exchange Traded Fund, YES Bank, GTL Infrastructure, HDFC Bank, Ashok Leyland, and Filatex Fashions were among the most traded stocks, or most active stocks in terms of volume, on the NSE.
Reliance Power, Jaiprakash Power Ventures, Adani Power, Nippon India ETF Gold Bees, Suzlon Energy, PC Jeweller, DSP BSE Top 10 Banks ETF, Nippon India Silver ETF, Sammaan Capital, HCC, and SAIL were also among the most traded stocks on the NSE.
Vodafone Idea: Over 36 crore shares changed hands, while the stock surged 5%, looking to snap their two-day losing run. The telecom stock crashed 19% in March after a 5% loss in February. According to a Mint report, Vodafone Idea and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) have started talks on sharing towers, fibre and spectrum, to cut costs, improve network reach for both operators, and potentially accelerate 5G rollout.
Ola Electric Mobility: More than 8 crore shares changed hands, as the stock surged 13% after the company said its daily orders crossed 1,000 units in the last week of March 2026 and registrations rose to 10,117 units during the month, up from 3,973 units in February, translating to over 150% month-on-month growth.
YES Bank: Over 5 crore shares of the banking company changed hands, while the stock jumped nearly 4% after the company said it appointed S. Anantharaman as Chief Risk Officer (CRO) of the bank, effective April 1.
HDFC Bank: More than 4 crore shares changed hands while the banking heavyweight stock rose over 3% during the session. In March, the stock crashed nearly 18%, extending losses for the fourth consecutive month after the abrupt resignation of part-time chairman Atanu Chakraborty, which has raised fresh concerns over corporate governance at the bank.
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