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Top gainers and losers, July 16: Eternal falls 3%, SBI LIC down over 2%, IndiGo up 2%; check list
3 min read | Updated on July 16, 2026, 17:27 IST
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On July 16, the SENSEX increased by 1.44 points or 0.002% to end at 77,186.87. Meanwhile, the NIFTY50 closed lower by 5.75 points or 0.02% at 24,072.75.
NSE’s midcap gauge, the NIFTY Midcap 100, fell by 256.45 points, or 0.41%, to 60,264.50 on Thursday. | Image: Shutterstock
The markets ended flat amid heightened volatility owing to the weekly expiry of SENSEX futures and option contracts.
The SENSEX gained as much as 0.51% to hit an intraday high of 77,579.69, while the NIFTY50 jumped as much as 0.4% to the session’s peak of 24,186.50.
On July 16, the SENSEX increased by 1.44 points or 0.002% to end at 77,186.87. Meanwhile, the NIFTY50 closed lower by 5.75 points or 0.02% at 24,072.75.
NIFTY50 top gainers and losers
The 50-share NIFTY index was dragged down by selling in the shares of Eternal, which closed 3.05% lower.
It was followed by SBI Life Insurance Company (-2.38%), Bharat Electronics (-1.01%), Shriram Finance (-0.97%) and HDFC Bank (-0.94%), which were among the top losers of the day.
On the other hand, the top gainers included InterGlobe Aviation (1.91%), Wipro (1.82%), HCL Technologies (1.67%), Bajaj Finance (1.66%) and Maruti Suzuki India (1.38%).
NIFTY Midcap 100 top gainers and losers
NSE’s midcap gauge, the NIFTY Midcap 100, fell by 256.45 points, or 0.41%, to 60,264.50 on Thursday.
As per the NSE filings, ICICI Lombard General Insurance recorded a 46% drop in its net profit after tax (PAT) to ₹403.17 crore in the first quarter of the financial year ending 2026-27, compared year-on-year (YoY) with ₹747.08 crore in the same period a year ago.
It was followed by Billionbrains Garage Ventures (-5.15%), PB Fintech (-3.09%), Multi Commodity Exchange (-2.54%) and GE Vernova T&D India (-2.48%).
On the flipside, Dixon Technologies (6.21%), UPL (5.31%), Bharat Heavy Electricals (5.30%), SRF (4.12%) and Supreme Industries (2.17%) were among the top winners.
Shares of BHEL surged as much as 5.5% to hit a 52-week high of ₹437.85 per unit on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) on July 16, following the result announcement.
NIFTY Smallcap 100 top gainers and losers
The NIFTY Smallcap 100 ended at 19,336.25, marking a 19.10-point or 0.10% drop on July 16.
The top losers were Signatureglobal (-6.05%), Godawari Power And Ispat (-3.75%), Nuvama Wealth Management (-3.61%), Angel One (-2.52%) and RBL Bank (-2.49%).
On the contrary, Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals (10.56%), Himadri Speciality Chemical (5.93%), IIFL Finance (4.12%), Zensar Technologies (3.29%) and Gland Pharma (3.29%) were among the top gainers.
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