Niva Bupa, Affle 3i, Birla Corporation shares surge amid heavy volumes; check full list

The Indian equity benchmarks were trading with deep cuts on Monday, May 11, as investor sentiment was dented after crude oil price spiked as talks between Iran and United States failed and falling rupee against the US dollar also added to weakness in the benchmarks.

The SENSEX fell as much as 1,163 points and NIFTY50 index touched an intraday low of 23,845 dragged down by losses in index heavyweights like Reliance Industries, Bharti Airtel, State Bank of India, HDFC Bank, Titan and Eternal.

As of 1:29 pm, the SENSEX was down 856 points at 76,472 and NIFTY50 index declined 230 points to 23,949.

Niva Bupa continued to strengthen its position in the retail health segment, with market share improving to 10.1% at the close of FY26, representing 76 basis points increase over FY25.

The stock was witnessing very high trading activity as volumes jumped 32 times to 4.70 crore shares compared with an average volume of 14.80 lakh shares.

The company's revenue of operations rose 20% annually to ₹724 crore.

Trading volume in the counter jumped 16.5 times to 55.23 lakh shares compared with an average volume of 3.34 lakh shares.

"Backed by substantial volume growth in sales of blended as well as premium cement, the Company’s full-year consolidated cement sales at 18.72 million tons (mt) were at a record high. The Company achieved a capacity utilization of 95% for the full year, against an estimated industry average of around 70%," Birla Corporation said in a press release.

Trading volume in the stock jumped 14 times to 9.65 lakh shares compared with an average trading volume of 70,156 shares.

Trading volume jumped 13 times to 12.17 lakh shares compared with an average volume of 95,932 shares.

On the BSE, 78,000 shares changed hands compared with an average of 6,164 shares traded daily in the past two weeks.

The stock came under buying interest following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal to increase the use of public transportation and reduce fuel consumption amid rising crude oil prices and geopolitical tensions in West Asia.

According to market watchers, investors are viewing the appeal as a positive signal for companies linked to public mobility and electric transportation. JBM Auto, through its electric bus business, is a key beneficiary of India’s growing focus on sustainable and mass transit solutions.

Trading volume in the stock jumped 11 times to 1.08 crore shares compared with an average volume of 9.95 lakh shares.