As many as 88 stocks were on the short-covering list based on the open interest percentage. These included Rain Industries, Hindustan Aeronautics, Dr Lal PathLabs, LIC Housing Finance and Mahanagar Gas
63 Moons shares gained nearly 3 percent to close at Rs 207.50 with significantly higher volumes, though there was an erosion of gains from its intraday high of Rs 227.55 due to profit taking.