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3 min read | Updated on April 21, 2026, 14:09 IST
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HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Bajaj Finance, Axis Bank, Bharti Airtel and Trent were top movers in the SENSEX, they collectively contributed over 500 points towards gain in the SENSEX.
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Lemon Tree Hotels shares surged as much as 13.5% to hit an intraday high of ₹128.38 on the National Stock Exchange. | Image: Shutterstock
The Indian equity benchmarks were trading sharply higher in afternoon deals on Tuesday, April 21, ahead of weekly expiry of NIFTY50 futures and option contracts led by gains in heavyweights like HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Bajaj Finance, Axis Bank, Bharti Airtel and Trent. The SENSEX rose as much as 778 points and NIFTY50 index touched an intraday high of 24,571 on expectations of successful talks between United States and Iran to agree on peace in West Asia.
As of 1:38 pm, the SENSEX was up 727 points at 79,247 and NIFTY50 index advanced 181 points to 24,546.
On the BSE, as many as 18.78 lakh shares changed hands compared with an average of 2.78 lakh shares traded daily in the past two weeks.
The company last week informed exchanges about signing of Lemon Tree Hotel, Garudeshwar, Gujarat, further expanding its presence in the state.
"With this addition, the Company will have 32 properties in Gujarat (11 operational and 21 upcoming), reflecting its focus on building scale across tourism and pilgrimage-driven markets," Lemon Tree said in a press release.
PNB Housing Finance’s revenue from core operations, which includes interest income, rose by 6.8% to ₹2,169.86 crore in the fourth quarter of the year ended 2025-26, compared to ₹2,029.94 crore in the same quarter of the previous fiscal year.
The stock was witnessing higher than usual trading activity as volume on the NSE jumped by 11 times to 1.75 crore shares compared with an average of 15.72 lakh shares.
On the BSE, a total of 10.08 lakh shares changed hands compared with an average of 35,000 shares traded daily in the past two weeks.
Trading volume jumped by eight times to 28.35 lakh shares compared with an average of 3.48 lakh shares.
On the BSE, 47,000 shares changed hands compared with its two-week average of 9,848 shares.
The stock witnessed heavier than usual trading activity as volume spiked by eight times to 1.04 crore shares compared with a n average of 13.35 lakh shares.
On the BSE, a total of 8.59 lakh shares changed hands compared with an average of 87,000 shares traded daily in the past two weeks.
Trading volume in the stock jumped 5.2 times to 4.19 lakh shares compared with an average trading volume of 80,707 shares.
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