Top gainers and losers, April 17: HUL soars 5%, JSW Steel, Nestle up 2%, Wipro down 3; check list

On Thursday, the foreign institutional investors (FIIs) purchased stocks worth ₹382.36 crore, while the domestic institutional investors (DIIs) sold equities worth ₹3,427.75 crore on a net basis, according to exchange data.

The SENSEX and NIFTY50 both surged as much as 0.72% to hit their intraday highs of 78,553.45 and 24,371.90, respectively.

On April 17, the SENSEX advanced by 504.86 points or 0.65% to close at 78,493.54, while the 50-share NIFTY ended higher by 156.80 points or 0.65% to 24,353.55.

NIFTY50 top gainers and losers

The 50-share NIFTY index was bolstered by gains in the stock of Hindustan Unilever, which closed 4.72% higher, amid a surge in the NIFTY FMCG index.

It was followed by JSW Steel (2.20%), Nestle India (2.20%), Apollo Hospitals (2.08%) and Power Grid Corporation of India (1.89%), which were among the top gainers on April 17.

Shares of JSW Steel surged after the company announced a joint venture agreement with POSCO Group. Following the JV agreement, Saffron Resources Private Limited will become a 50:50 joint venture company between JSW Steel and POSCO and the company will set up a six million tonne per annum steel plant in Odisha

On the other hand, Wipro ended 2.83% lower. The stock as the IT major reported a consolidated net profit of ₹3,501.8 crore for the March quarter of FY26, down 1.89% from ₹3,569.6 crore a year ago. Its board also approved a mega ₹15,000 crore share repurchase programme, proposing to buy back more than 5% of its equity, or up to 60 crore shares, from shareholders at ₹250 per share.

It was followed by HDFC Life Insurance Company (-2.41%), as it reported a 4% YoY rise in its standalone profit after tax (PAT) to ₹495.65 crore in the March quarter of FY26. In a note, analysts at JPMorgan stated that the value of new business (VNB) margins disappointed, declining 260 bps YoY to 23.9%. It led to the VNB declining by 8.6% YoYto ₹12.6 billion, which was 14.3% below expectations.

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries (-1.04%), Bajaj Auto (-0.76%) and Mahindra & Mahindra (-0.63%) were among the other top losers.

NIFTY Midcap 100 top gainers and losers

NSE’s midcap gauge, the NIFTY Midcap 100, rose 1.27% or 751.45 points to 59,898.20 on Friday.

The index was supported by Colgate Palmolive (6.60%), Suzlon Energy (6.17%), Adani Total Gas (5.66%), Radico Khaitan (5.06%) and Premier Energies (4.48%), which were among the top winners.

On the flipside, the top laggards included Kalyan Jewellers India (-3.20%), Tata Communications (-2.72%), Billionbrains Garage Ventures (-1.79%), Max Financial Services (-1.47%), and Coromandel International (-1.24%).

NIFTY Smallcap 100 top gainers and losers

The NIFTY Smallcap 100 closed at 17,565.70, reflecting a 256.85 points or 1.48% increase on April 17.

The top losers were in Angel One (10.25%), Ircon International (8.59%), Triveni Turbine (8.31%), Aegis Logistics (6.90%) and Ola Electric Mobility (5.61%).

On the contrary, Afcons Infrastructure (-3.88%), Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation (-2.38%), Firstsource Solutions (-2.30%), Inventurus Knowledge Solutions (-1.87%) and Ather Energy (-1.75%) were among the top losers.