Top gainers and losers, Aug 31: Adani Ent falls 10%, Adani Ports declines 7%, Sun Pharma rises 3%; check list

Furthermore, investor sentiment was also impacted by foreign investment outflows, MSCI’s recent rebalancing move, and weak global cues.

On Friday, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) sold stocks worth ₹5,039.80 crore, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) purchased shares worth ₹5,183.93 crore on a net basis, according to exchange data.

The SENSEX declined as much as 0.66% to hit an intraday low of 76,751.32. Meanwhile, the NIFTY50 tumbled as much as 0.75% to touch the session’s low of 23,993.60.

On August 31, the 30-share BSE SENSEX slumped 307.23 points or 0.40% to close at 76,957.27. The 50-share NIFTY fell by 95.25 points or 0.39% to end at 24,080.40.

NIFTY50 top gainers and losers

Adani Enterprises (-9.76%), Adani Ports & SEZ (-6.70%), ITC Ltd (-3.95%), Bharti Airtel (-3.75%), and Tata Motors PV (-3.30%) were among the top losers.

On the other hand, the top gainers included Sun Pharmaceutical Industries (3.38%), Nestle India (2.88%), Axis Bank (2.77%), Max Healthcare Institute (2.76%) and Grasim Industries (2.46%).

NIFTY Midcap 100 top gainers and losers

NSE’s NIFTY midcap gauge, the Midcap 100, ended 0.24% or 155.25 points higher at 64,224.75 on August 31.

The index was supported by Aurobindo Pharma, which closed 4.36% higher, as the wholly owned subsidiary of Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc., Lannett Company LLC, launched the generic equivalent of Advair Diskus (fluticasone propionate and salmeterol inhalation powder), a product of GSK plc, in 100/50 mcg and 250/50 mcg strengths, in the US market.

It was followed by Lenskart Solutions (4.22%), FSN E-Commerce Ventures (4.14%), One 97 Communications (4.01%) and Polycab India (3.93%), which were among the other top winners.

On the flip side, Persistent Systems (-4.77%), GMR Airports (-4.76%), KPIT Technologies (-4%), BSE (-3.61%) and National Aluminium Company (-3.41%) were among the top laggards.

NIFTY Smallcap 100 top gainers and losers

The NIFTY Smallcap 100 closed at 19,931.65, down by 148.35 points or 0.74%.

The top losers were Kaynes Technology India (-6.55%), Wockhardt (-4.66%), Jyoti CNC Automation (-4.18%), Nuvama Wealth Management (-3.26%) and Chambal Fertilizers & Chemicals (-3.21%).

On the contrary, the top gainers included Ather Energy (6.27%), Ola Electric Mobility (4.93%), City Union Bank (3.27%), Computer Age Management Services (2.62%), and Brigade Enterprises (2.51%).

On Saturday, August 29, Ather launched its new EV scooter named Konarc at a price of ₹99,999 ex-showroom in Bengaluru, in an effort to target a larger audience base and attract more customers amid elevated competition in the market.

The company has launched the vehicle in three variants, namely, S100, S125 and S160, with plans to deliver the S125 and S160 variants starting from mid-September 2026.