Top gainers and losers, April 30: Hindalco, Tata Motors PV, HUL falls 3%, Bajaj Auto surges 5%; check list

Investor sentiment was also impacted as the rupee touched a new all time low.

The SENSEX tanked to an intraday low of 76,258.86. Meanwhile, the NIFTY50 touched the session’s low of 23,796.85.

On April 30, the 30-share BSE Sensex dropped by 582.86 points or 0.75% to settle at 76,913.50. The 50-share NIFTY closed lower by 180.10 points or 0.74% at 23,997.55.

NIFTY50 top gainers and losers

Hindalco Industries dragged down the NIFTY50 pack, closing 3.24% lower on Thursday.

It was followed by Tata Motors PV (-2.92%), Hindustan Unilever (-2.82%), Eternal (-2.81%), and Tata Steel (-2.11%), which were among the top losers.

Shares of Hindustan Unilever (HUL) fell despite reporting a 21% rise in its net profit to ₹2,994 crore, compared year-on-year with ₹2,475 crore in the same period a year ago.

On the other hand, Bajaj Auto, which ended 5.19% higher, was among the top gainers, as it announced that its board of directors will mull the proposal for its first buyback in two years on May 6, along with reporting its Q4 results and recommending a dividend.

The other toper gainers were Sun Pharmaceutical Industries (1.79%), Infosys (1.29%), Bajaj Finance (1.04%), and Tech Mahindra (0.96%).

The stock market will remain closed on Friday, May 1, on the occassion of Maharashtra Day.

NIFTY Midcap 100 top gainers and losers

NSE’s NIFTY midcap gauge, the Midcap 100, closed 0.98% or 592.05 points lower at 59,784.85 on April 30.

It was dragged down by Waaree Energies, which settled 10.65% lower, despite recording a 71.44% increase in its consolidated net profit attributable to the owners of the company at ₹1,061.1 crore for Q4 FY26.

National Aluminium Company (-8.76%), Adani Total Gas (-3.36%), Blue Star (-3.06%) and APL Apollo Tubes (-3.03%) were among the top laggards.

On the flipside, the top winners included Housing & Urban Development Corporation (3.37%), KPIT Technologies (2.80%), Motilal Oswal Financial Services (2.68%), and Bharat Heavy Electricals (2.29%).

NIFTY Smallcap 100 top gainers and losers

The NIFTY Smallcap 100 ended at 18,007.15, down 86 points or 0.48%.

It was pulled down by selling in Kfin Technologies (-8.03%), Force Motors (-4.84%), Garden Reach Shipbuilders (-4.12%), Five-Star Business Finance (-4.07%), and Aditya Birla Real Estate (-3.97%), which were among the top losers during the trading sessions.

On the contrary, Meesho (12.35%), Syngene International (8.31%), Inventurus Knowledge Solutions (5.92%), Tenneco Clean Air India (4.01%), and Afcons Infrastructure (3.51%) were among the top gainers.

The stock of Meesho jumped, as JP Morgan, in an analyst note, said that the company’s net merchandise value (NMV) could outperform its user growth, driven by improving engagement and higher spend per user. It also highlighted that the platform’s advertising business remains under-monetised, offering significant upside through three levers as the company scales.