Top gainers and losers, Jan 12: Coal India, Tata Steel soar 3%, Infosys, Tata Motors PV down 1%; check list

The Indian benchmark indices, SENSEX and NIFTY50, closed in positive territory after crashing nearly 1% during the first half of the trading session on Monday, January 12. The sharp recovery came amid news reports that said the trade deal between the US and India would be discussed on Tuesday.

On Friday, the foreign institutional investors (FIIs) sold shares worth ₹3,609 crore, while the domestic institutional investors (DIIs) bought equities worth ₹5,341.01 crore on a net basis, according to exchange data.

The SENSEX advanced by 301.93 points, or 0.36%, to end at 83.878.17, while the NIFTY50 closed at 25,790.25, up by 106.95 or 0.42%.

NIFTY50 top gainers and losers

Shares of Coal India contributed to the NIFTY50 pack, closing 3.39% higher.

It was followed by Tata Steel (2.75%), Asian Paints (2.50%), JSW Steel (2.26%) and Hindalco Industries (2.21%), which were among the top gainers.

On the flip side, the top losers included Infosys, which closed 1.02% lower, Tata Motors PV (-1%), Bajaj Finance (-1%), Bajaj Auto (-0.88%) and Eicher Motors (-0.85%).

NIFTY Midcap 100 top gainers and losers

The NIFTY Midcap 100 closed 0.05% or 31.05 points lower at 59,717.10 on January 12, weighed down by losses in Prestige Estates Projects, which ended 4.03% lower, as the NIFTY Realty index fell as much as 2.5%.

It was followed by Cummins India (-3.33%), Bharti Hexacom (-3.21%), Godrej Properties (-3.07%), and Hitachi Energy India (-2.85%), which were among the top laggards.

On the contrary, shares of BSE Ltd ended 4.78% higher, leading the winners. It was followed by Premier Energies (4.37%), IREDA (3.91%), IndusInd Bank (2.86%) and Godfrey Phillips India (2.81%).

Shares of IREDA advanced as much as 4.3% to an intra-day high of ₹142.30 per unit on the National Stock Exchange (NSE), after it reported a 38% year-on-year (YoY) increase in its net profit to ₹584.91 crore.

In the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year, the state-owned company had clocked a net profit of ₹425.38 crore, it said in a regulatory filing dated January 9.

The NBFC witnessed a 25% annual surge in its revenue from operations to ₹2,130 crore during the quarter under review, compared to ₹1,698 crore in the December quarter of FY25.

NIFTY Smallcap 100 top gainers and losers

NSE’s small-cap gauge, the NIFTY Smallcap 100, closed at 17,193.30, marking a 89.35 points or 0.52% slump.

It was dragged down by selling in the shares of Tejas Networks, which settled 8.91% lower. Intraday, the stock slipped as much as 12.68% to hit a low of ₹364.25 apiece on the NSE, after the company released its December quarter earnings on Friday, January 9, post-market hours.

The domestic telecom gear maker on Friday reported a ₹196.55 crore consolidated loss for the second straight quarter in the October-December period, mainly due to lower sales, including the deferment of a purchase order from state-owned BSNL. The company had posted a profit of ₹165.67 crore a year ago.

It was followed by Signature Global (-6.46%), which plunged to its 52-week low of ₹935.90 per unit on Monday, after reporting its Q3 business update. In a regulatory filing on Sunday, the company reported a 27% year-on-year (YoY) decline in its sales bookings to ₹2,020 crore in the third quarter of FY26, despite high festive demand for housing properties.

“The overall market environment has turned softer and that has impacted us,” the realtor said.

The Gurugram-based company sold properties worth ₹2,770 crore in the December quarter of the 2024-25 fiscal year (Q3FY25).

The company admitted that it would not be able to meet its pre-sale guidance of ₹12,700 crore for the full 2025-26 financial year (FY26), which it stated “looked comfortable a few months back.”

Laurus Labs (-3.89%), Swan Corp (-3.77%) and Radico Khaitan (-3.63%) were also among the top losers.

On the other hand, IFCI (up by 16.91%), Hindustan Copper (5.13%), Anant Raj (3.74%), Manappuram Finance (2.85%), and Indian Energy Exchange (2.67%) were among the top losers.