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Top gainers and losers, Feb 27: Adani Enterprises falls 3%, Maruti Suzuki, Airtel down 2%; check list

Abha Raverkar

3 min read | Updated on February 27, 2026, 17:01 IST

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SUMMARY

The indices posted their worst trading day in a week, with the SENSEX dropping as much as 1,089.01 points to a low of 81,159.15. The NIFTY50 touched a trough of 25,141.30.

Top gainers and losers

The NIFTY Smallcap 100 index declined by 1.10% or 188.75 points to close at 16,928.90. | Image: Shutterstock

Top gainers and losers: The Indian benchmark indices, SENSEX and NIFTY50, plunged on Friday, February 27, amid weak global cues, geopolitical uncertainty, and a broad-based sell-off.
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On Thursday, the foreign institutional investors (FIIs) sold shares worth ₹3,465.99 crore, while the domestic institutional investors (DIIs) purchased equities worth ₹5,031.57 crore on a net basis, according to exchange data.

The indices posted their worst trading day in a week, with the SENSEX dropping as much as 1,089.01 points to a low of 81,159.15. The NIFTY50 touched a trough of 25,141.30.

The NIFTY 50 fell by 317.90 points or 1.25% to close at 25,178.65. Meanwhile, the SENSEX plunged 961.42 points or 1.17% to end at 81,287.19.

NIFTY50 top gainers and losers

Adani Enterprises dragged the NIFTY50 index, slipping 2.68%.

It was followed by Maruti Suzuki India (-2.50%), Bharti Airtel (-2.47%), Grasim Industries (-2.43%) and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries (-2.40%), which were among the top losers on Friday.

On the other hand, only six shares advanced on the NIFTY50 index. The top gainers include Trent (1.35%), Infosys (0.76%), HCL Technologies (0.62%), Apollo Hospitals Enterprise (0.55%) and Eternal (0.41%).

NIFTY Midcap 100 top gainers and losers

NSE’s NIFTY Midcap 100 gauge fell by 1.14% or 682.55 points to close at 59,115.60 on February 27.

The index was weighed down by selling in the shares of Vishal Mega Mart, which lost 7.59%, after the company saw a block deal wherein its existing promoter, Samayat Services, backed by Kedaara Capital, is likely to sell up to a 6.5% stake, as per the CNBCTV18 report.

Samayat Services LLP plans to sell up to 305 million shares at ₹115 each. The block deal price is nearly 10% lower compared to Vishal Mega Mart’s previous closing of ₹127.53 per share. The block deal would fetch ₹3,508 crore to Samayat Services LLP, which holds 54.09% stake in Vishal Mega Mart as of 31 December 2025.

The other laggards were L&T Finance (-6.55%), Coromandel International (-4.79%), Indian Railway Catering And Tourism Corporation (-4.53%) and Aditya Birla Capital (-4.42%).

On the flip side, the top winners comprised Dixon Technologies (3.99%), Oil India (2.59%), Godfrey Phillips India (1.95%), MphasiS (1.57%) and Tube Investments of India (1.46%).

Shares of Indian Oil Corporation hit their 52-week high on February 27, as it said that a meeting of the Board of Directors is scheduled on Friday, March 6, 2026, wherein the Board of Indian Oil will consider the declaration of a 2nd interim dividend for the financial year 2025-26.

NIFTY Smallcap 100 top gainers and losers

The NIFTY Smallcap 100 index declined by 1.10% or 188.75 points to close at 16,928.90.

Its top losers included Capri Global Capital, which ended 6.11% lower. Angel One (-5.52%), CreditAccess Grameen (-5.52%), Reliance Power (-4.91%) and Computer Age Management Services (-4.88%) were among the other top losers.

On the contrary, Tejas Networks ended 17.50% higher, as the stock extended its rally for the second consecutive day. This comes after the Tata Group company said that it has signed an agreement with NEC Corporation to manufacture and supply 5G massive MIMO radios.

Its other top gainers were Redington (12.72%), Signatureglobal (4.76%), Kalpataru Projects International (3.64%) and Affle 3i (3.34%).


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