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Indian market hits record high but only a few stocks rising from sell-off

Gains have been lopsided as investors sought safety in the biggest stocks amid headwinds from a brewing trade conflict and elevated prices of oil, India's top import

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The HDFC Bank counter witnessed volumes of Rs 21 billion in the cash segment

Santanu Chakraborty and David Ingles | Bloomberg
India may be Asia’s best-performing major market this year, but not everyone is rejoicing the return of the nation’s benchmark gauges into record territory.

A peek under the hood of the S&P BSE Sensex gauge’s 7.3 per cent gain this year shows it’s being dominated by three stocks -- Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., Reliance Industries Ltd. and HDFC Bank Ltd. A little over half of the 30 Sensex stocks are trading higher than their 200-day moving average price, down from 94 per cent in January when the gauge peaked.

Gains have been lopsided as investors sought safety in the biggest