Top gainers and losers, July 28: HUL slumps 7%, BEL, Coal India fall 4%, TCS jumps 5%; check list

However, information technology (IT) stocks saw a large buying interest the June-quarter earnings season eased concerns that the slowdown in discretionary tech spending would worsen.

On July 28, the 30-share BSE SENSEX dropped by 69.86 points or 0.09% to close at 76,765.92. Meanwhile, the 50-share NIFTY declined by 10.60 points or 0.04% to end at 23,985.35.

NIFTY50 top gainers and losers

Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) (-7.11%), Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) (-4.46%), Coal India (-3.98%), NTPC (-2.19%), and ICICI Bank (-1.94%) were among the top losers in the index.

Shares of HUL hit a 52-week low on July 28, after the FMCG player reported a 3% year-on-year (YoY) decline in its consolidated net profit to ₹2,673 crore in the first quarter of FY27, compared with ₹2,756 crore in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year.

The company saw its bottom line fall following a one-off tax credit during the quarter.

Furthermore, the stock of BEL declined, as investors focused on the defence equipment manufacturer’s lower-than-expected margins and a sequential drop in performance in the June quarter of the financial year 2026-27.

On the other hand, the top gainers included Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) (4.46%), Eternal (3.94%), Tech Mahindra (3.49%), Nestle India (3.19%) and Cipla (2.67%).

NIFTY Midcap 100 top gainers and losers

NSE’s NIFTY midcap gauge, the Midcap 100, ended 0.08% or 47.85 points higher at 62,351.50 on July 28.

Its top winners included Coforge, which closed 10.16% higher, as the mid-tier IT services company reported a 110% YoY surge in its profit after tax (PAT) to ₹518.6 crore. In US dollar terms, PAT stood at $55.6 million, up 46% YoY.

The company said its board at the meeting held on July 27, 2026, has declared an interim dividend of ₹4 per equity share of the company having face value of ₹2 each, fully paid-up, for the Financial Year 2026-27.

The other top winners were Kalyan Jewellers India (7.72%), Radico Khaitan (4.71%), Swiggy (4.70%) and Godrej Properties (3.65%).

The stock of Swiggy advanced after the firm said it appointed Nandita Sinha as Chief Executive Officer of Instamart. Sinha, who was earlier the CEO of Myntra, will be succeeding Amitesh Jha and will be taking charge from August 3, 2026.

She will lead Instamart's next phase, building on the platform's differentiated assortment strategy, growth momentum, improved profitability metrics, customer focus and operational excellence.

On the flipside, Suzlon Energy (-9.73%), Godfrey Phillips India (-7.80%), Housing & Urban Development Corporation (-4.04%), Lenskart Solutions (-2.80%) and Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) (-2.49%) were among the top laggards.

Shares of Suzlon Energy dropped after it reported a 6% decline in its consolidated net profit at ₹305 crore for Q1 FY27, as against ₹324 crore in the same period last year.

Additionally, the stock of Godfrey Phillips declined as market investors focused on the company’s heavy excise duty expense in the April to June quarter of the financial year 2026-27, weighing down overall profits despite revenue growth.

NIFTY Smallcap 100 top gainers and losers

The NIFTY Smallcap 100 closed at 19,080.70, down by 41.90 points or 0.22%.

The top losers were Capri Global Capital Ltd (-6.87%), Nuvama Wealth Management (-6.14%), Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd (-5.62%), Data Patterns (-4.26%) and Tata Chemicals (-3.73%).

On the contrary, Affle 3i (9.06%), City Union Bank (7.97%), Five-Star Business Finance (3.91%), Tata Technologies (3.74%) and Pine Labs (3.60%) were among the other top gainers.

Shares of Pine Labs gained after the company reported a four-fold YoY surge in its consolidated net profit to ₹20 crore in Q1 FY27, compared to ₹4.76 crore in the year-ago period.