Top gainers and losers, Feb 24: Tech M tanks 7%, HCL Tech falls 6%, Eternal down 5%: check list

On Monday, the foreign institutional investors (FIIs) purchased shares worth ₹3,483.70 crore, while the domestic institutional investors (DIIs) sold equities worth ₹1,292.24 crore on a net basis, according to exchange data.

The SENSEX tanked as much as 1,359.93 points to an intraday low of 81,934.73. Meanwhile, the NIFTY50 reached the session’s low of 25,327.60.

The 30-share BSE SENSEX dropped 974.77 points or 1.17% to end at 82,319.89. The 50-share NIFTY closed 253.65 points or 0.99% lower at 25,459.35.

NIFTY50 top gainers and losers

Tech Mahindra dragged down the NIFTY50 pack, closing 6.17% lower on Tuesday.

It was followed by HCL Technologies, which declined 5.83%, amid fresh sell-offs in IT stocks as AI-led disruption fears continued to sour investment sentiments.

Eternal (-5.07%), Tata Consultancy Services (-3.56%) and Infosys (-3.56%) were among the other top losers.

On February 24, shares of TCS and Infosys hit their 52-week lows of ₹2,581 per unit and ₹1,277, respectively.

On the other hand, NTPC surged 1.04% to close at ₹382.75 per share. Coal India (1.28%), JSW Steel (1.27%), Hindalco Industries (0.99%) and Hindustan Unilever (0.83%) were among the top gainers on Tuesday.

NIFTY Midcap 100 top gainers and losers

NSE’s NIFTY midcap gauge, the Midcap 100, settled 189.30 points or 0.32% lower at 59,066.35 on February 24, weighed down by selling in KPIT Technologies, which declined 6.48%.

Persistent Systems (-6%), Coforge (-5.24%), Tata Technologies (-4.42%) and Tata Elxsi (-4.16%) were among the other top laggards.

On the flipside, shares of Waaree Energies ended 4.26% higher, after the company bagged an order for the supply of 500 MW solar modules from a renowned domestic customer who is a solar power developer and an Independent Power Producer, according to an exchange filing on February 23. The order will be executed in the financial year 2026-27.

The other top winners included AU Small Finance Bank (3.17%), Vishal Mega Mart (3.08%), Hitachi Energy India (2.83%) and NMDC (2.46%).

NIFTY Smallcap 100 top gainers and losers

The NIFTY Smallcap 100 ended at 16,958.65, down by 93.30 points or 0.55%.

It was pulled down by selling in Affle 3i (-7%), Zensar Technologies (-5.66%), Signatureglobal (-5.39%), Firstsource Solutions (-5.39%) and Inventurus Knowledge Solutions (-4.88%) were among the top losers during the trading sessions.

On the contrary, Natco Pharma (5.80%), Bandhan Bank (4.33%), Karur Vysya Bank (-3.66%), Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals (2.72%) and Amber Enterprises India (2.70%) were the top gainers.

Shares of Natco Pharma surged as it entered into a strategic partnership with Eris Lifesciences for the launch of Semaglutide in India.