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Top gainers and losers, Aug 18: Tata Motors PV, Asian Paints fall 2%; Axis Bank jumps over 1%

Abha Raverkar
By Abha Raverkar

3 min read | Updated on August 18, 2026, 16:37 IST

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SUMMARY

On August 18, the SENSEX dropped by 492.70 points or 0.63% to end at 77,235.46. Similarly, the NIFTY50 closed lower by 132.75 points or 0.55% at 24,154.90.

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Top gainers and losers, NIFTY50, SENSEX

The NIFTY Midcap 100, declined by 277.60 points, or 0.43%, to 63,539.40 on Tuesday, August 18. | Image: Shutterstock

Top gainers and losers: The Indian benchmark indices, SENSEX and NIFTY50, closed in negative territory on Tuesday, August 18, amid a sell-off in information technology (IT) and realty stocks.
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The SENSEX declined as much as 0.64% to touch an intraday low of 77,234.36. Meanwhile, the NIFTY50 fell as much as 0.55% to reach the session’s low of 24,154.90.

On August 18, the SENSEX dropped by 492.70 points or 0.63% to end at 77,235.46. Similarly, the NIFTY50 closed lower by 132.75 points or 0.55% at 24,154.90.

NIFTY50 top gainers and losers

The 50-share NIFTY index was dragged down by selling in the shares of Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles (TMPV), which closed 2.24% lower.

It was followed by Asian Paints (-2.20%), Infosys (-2.18%), Wipro (-2.11%) and HCL Technologies (-2.04%), which were among the top losers of the day.

On the other hand, the top gainers included Axis Bank (1.28%), Max Healthcare Institute (1.07%), Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) (0.92%), Grasim Industries (0.87%) and Power Grid Corporation of India (0.70%).

NIFTY Midcap 100 top gainers and losers

NSE’s midcap gauge, the NIFTY Midcap 100, declined by 277.60 points, or 0.43%, to 63,539.40 on Tuesday.

The top laggards were SBI Cards and Payment Services (-4.17%), Oberoi Realty (-3.78%), Colgate Palmolive (-3.11%), MphasiS (-3.11%) and Godrej Properties (-2.76%).

On the flip side, Tube Investments of India (7.94%), MCX (3.64%), Lenskart Solutions (3.47%), L&T Finance (3.21%) and Vodafone Idea (2.99%) were among the top winners.

Shares of Lenskart Solutions hit a 52-week high on August 18, after the eyewear firm incorporated a step-down subsidiary.

In a regulatory filing, Lenskart said its step-down subsidiary, Wenzhou Framekart Trade Co., Ltd, was incorporated on August 14, 2026, and received its Certificate of Incorporation on August 17, 2026.

NIFTY Smallcap 100 top gainers and losers

The NIFTY Smallcap 100 ended flat with a negative bias at 19,808.85, marking a 0.40-point fall.

Inox Wind (-4.07%), PG Electroplast (-2.77%), Triveni Turbine (-2.66%), Force Motor (2.18%) and Wockhardt Pharma (-2.10%) were among the top losers in the index.

On the contrary, shares of Jyoti CNC Automation ended 9.56% higher. It traded higher during the trading session, along with other electronics manufacturing services (EMS) stocks, as the government cleared 31 fresh proposals under the electronics components manufacturing scheme (ECMS), entailing investments of ₹7,877 crore, S Krishnan, the secretary in the IT ministry, said on Monday.

The other top gainers included Aegis Logistics (6.51%), Data Patterns (4.67%), IFCI Ltd (3.26%) and City Union Bank (3.25%).

Disclaimer: This article is written purely for informational purposes and should not be considered investment advice from Upstox. Securities mentioned are illustrative and not recommendations. Please consult a financial advisor before making any investment decisions.

About The Author

Abha Raverkar
Abha Raverkar is a post-graduate in economics from Christ University, Bengaluru. She has a strong interest in the markets and loves to unravel the nitty-gritties of the latest happenings in the world of markets, business, and the economy.

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