Top gainers and losers, Dec 17: Trent, Bajaj Auto fall 2%, Shriram Finance, SBI rise 2%; check list

According to exchange data, on Tuesday, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth ₹2,060.76 crore, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) bought stocks worth ₹770.76 crore on a net basis.

The SENSEX slumped by 120.21 points or 0.14% to close at 84,559.65. Meanwhile, NIFTY50 ended at 25,818.55, down by 41.55 points or 0.16%.

NIFTY50 top gainers and losers

Max Healthcare Institute weighed down the NIFTY50 index, slipping 3.71%.

It was followed by Apollo Hospitals Enterprise (-1.98%), Trent (-1.66%), Bajaj Auto (-1.55%) and HDFC Life Insurance Company (-1.49%), which were among the top losers on Wednesday.

On the other hand, Shriram Finance closed in the green (2.07%), as the company's board is set to meet on Friday, December 19, 2025, to consider fundraising.

State Bank of India (1.58%), Hindalco Industries (1.30%), Eicher Motors (1.15%) and Tata Consumer Products (0.86%) were among the day’s top gainers.

SBI shares surged after the government extended the tenure of its Managing Director, Ashwini Kumar Tewari, for another two years.

NIFTY Midcap 100 top gainers and losers

NSE’s NIFTY Midcap 100 gauge declined 0.54% or 321.95 points to close at 59,388.85 on December 17.

The index was dragged down by Polycab India, which lost 4.10%. The other laggards were Cochin Shipyard (-3.88%), Colgate Palmolive (-3.58%), Dixon Technologies (-3.10%) and PB Fintech (-2.83%).

On the flip side, Indraprastha Gas shares closed 4.68% higher. It surged as much as 7.3% to an intraday high of ₹196.90, after the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) announced the effective date for the new Unified Natural Gas tariff structure. Under the revised framework, PNGRB has reduced the number of tariff zones from three to two, i.e., up to 300 km and beyond 300 km.

Furthermore, to promote CNG and domestic PNG usage, it has been notified that the tariff applicable for up to 300 km will be charged for the CNG and PNG-D sectors across the country, irrespective of distance.

The other top winners included Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services (2.75%), Bank of India (1.81%), APL Apollo Tubes (1.74%) and Aurobindo Pharma (1.18%), which were among the top gainers.

NIFTY Smallcap 100 top gainers and losers

The NIFTY Smallcap 100 index declined by 0.73% or 126.60 points to end at 17,138.55.

Its top losers included Ola Electric Mobility, which closed 4.87% lower, as, according to a PTI report, the company's founder Bhavish Aggarwal has undertaken a limited monetisation of his personal shareholding to fully release all promoter-level share pledges totalling ₹260 crore.

It was followed by Data Patterns (-4.85%), HBL Engineering (-4.64%), Tejas Networks (-3.41%) and Computer Age Management Services (-3.08%).

On the contrary, Reliance Power (3.55%), Swan Corp (2.39%), Aegis Vopak Terminals (2.28%), Aditya Birla Real Estate (2.06%) and Karur Vysya Bank (1.86%) were among the top gainers.