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Tata Motors PV, Sheela Foam, GE Shipping shares surge over 10% amid spike in trading activity; check full list

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Tata Motors Passenger Vehicle shares jumped as much as 8.32% to hit high of ₹366.95 after it reported a consolidated net profit of ₹5,783 crore, against a net loss in the previous quarter of the year ended 2025-26.

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The SENSEX tanked as much as 2.06% to an intraday low of 74,449.50 on May 12. | Image: Shutterstock

The Indian equity benchmarks held on to gains in afternoon trading on the back of buying interest in heavyweights like Infosys, HDFC Bank, Bharti Airtel, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Tata Consultancy Services and Hindustan Unilever. The SENSEX rose as much as 472 points and NIFTY50 index touched an intraday high of 23,839.

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As of 1:12 pm, the SENSEX was up 280 points at 75,678 and NIFTY50 index advanced 88 points to 23,777.

Here are stocks witnessing heavier than usual trading volumes:
Tata Motors PV: Shares of the country's leading car maker jumped as much as 8.32% to hit high of ₹366.95 after it reported a consolidated net profit of ₹5,783 crore, against a net loss in the previous quarter of the year ended 2025-26, in turn fuelling the sentiment on the stock market.

The automaker turning in profits was primarily driven by the strong rise in core revenues to the tune of 50% to ₹1.05 lakh crore, compared to ₹70,108 crore in the third quarter of the fiscal year.

Trading volume jumped by seven times to 3.97 crore shares compared with an average volume of 56.65 lakh shares.

Sheela Foam: Shares of the mattress maker surged as much as 20% to hit an intraday high of ₹652 after it posted a 597.85% increase in its consolidated profit after tax to ₹91.28 crore in the March quarter of the financial year 2025-26. The company had reported a net profit of ₹13.08 crore in the year-ago period, according to an exchange filing.

Revenue from operations stood at ₹1,050.06 crore in January-March 2025-26, up 23.59% year-on-year (YoY) from ₹849.61 crore in the year-ago period.

The stock was witnessing higher than usual trading activity as volume in the stock jumped by 28 times to 39.62 lakh shares compared with an average volume of 1.43 lakh shares on the National Stock Exchange (NSE).

Great Eastern Shipping Company: Shares of the shipping company surged as much as 11% to hit a fresh 52-week high of ₹1,642.75 after the company informed exchanges that it delivered its 2003 built Medium Range Tanker “Jag Pankhi” to the buyers. The vessel was contracted for sale in Q1 FY27.

"After this transaction, the company’s current owned fleet stands at 39 vessels, comprising 24 Tankers (5 Crude Tankers, 15 Product Tankers, 4 LPG Carriers) and 15 Dry Bulk Carriers (2 Capesize, 10 Kamsarmax, 1 Ultramax, 2 Supramax) aggregating 3.19 mn dwt," GE Shipping said in a press release.

Trading volume jumped by 13.5 times to 81,18 lakh shares compared with an average of 6.01 lakh shares.

Chambal Fertilisers: Shares of the fertiliser maker jumped as much as 8.28% to touch an intraday high of ₹460 after its net profit in March quarter jumped 45% to ₹145 crore compared with ₹100 crore in the same period last year.

Its revenue from operations advanced 14% to ₹256 crore.

Trading volume in the stock jumped by 10 times to 64.92 lakh shares compared with an average volume of 6.28 lakh shares.

Sai Life Sciences: Shares of the drug maker dropped as much as 15% to hit an intraday low of ₹950 after its March quarter earnings failed to impress investors.

The company's profit advanced 14% to ₹102 crore at the end of March quarter from ₹90 crore in the year-ago period.

Its revenue from operations advanced 5% to ₹594 crore from ₹567 crore.

Trading volume in the counter jumped 8.2 times to 54.97 lakh shares compared with an average volume of 6.73 lakh shares.

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