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Top gainers and losers, March 13: L&T tanks 7%, Hindalco falls 6%, Tata Steel down 5%; check list

Abha Raverkar
By Abha Raverkar

3 min read | Updated on March 13, 2026, 16:33 IST

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SUMMARY

The 30-share BSE SENSEX crashed 1,470.50 points or 1.93% to settle at 74,563.92. The 50-share NIFTY tanked by 488.05 points or 2.06% to end at 23,151.10 on Friday.

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The SENSEX plunged by as many as 1,579.82 points to an intraday low of 74,454.60 on March 13. | Image:Shutterstock.

Top gainers and losers: The Indian benchmark indices, SENSEX and NIFTY50, closed in the deep red on Friday, March 13, extending their losses for the third straight day, amid a broad-based sell-off in the markets. Furthermore, investor sentiment declined amid a rally in crude oil prices, which crossed the $101 per barrel mark, as the war in West Asia intensified.
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The rupee hit a fresh all-time low of 92.45 against the US dollar as FII outflows continue, further weakening the sentiment.

On Thursday, the foreign institutional investors (FIIs) sold stocks worth ₹7,049.87 crore, while the domestic institutional investors (DIIs) purchased equities worth ₹7,449.77 crore on a net basis, according to exchange data.

The SENSEX plunged by as many as 1,579.82 points to an intraday low of 74,454.60. Meanwhile, the NIFTY50 touched the day’s low of 23,112.

The 30-share BSE SENSEX crashed 1,470.50 points or 1.93% to settle at 74,563.92. The 50-share NIFTY tanked by 488.05 points or 2.06% to end at 23,151.10 on Friday.

NIFTY50 top gainers and losers

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) weighed down the NIFTY50 index, closing at ₹3,445 apiece, marking a 7.38% decline.

It was followed by selling in the shares of Hindalco Industries (-6.07%), Tata Steel (-5.41%), JSW Steel (-4.49%) and Grasim Industries (-3.86%), which were among the other top losers of the day.

On the other hand, just three of the 50 constituents in the index closed in the green. The top gainers included Tata Consumer Products (2.29%), Hindustan Unilever (1.17%) and Bharti Airtel (0.09%).

NIFTY Midcap 100 top gainers and losers

NSE’s NIFTY midcap gauge, the Midcap 100, ended 2.65% or 1,492.65 points lower at 54,761.10 on March 13, weighed down by the sell-off in the shares of Bharat Forge (-6.16%).

The other top laggards were Blue Star (-6.16%), Adani Total Gas (-5.78%), National Aluminium Company (-5.55%) and Astral (-5.07%).

On the flipside, Muthoot Finance (2.62%), NTPC Green Energy (1.37%), Prestige Estates Projects (0.55%), NHPC (0.43%) and Swiggy (0.39%) were among the top winners. Only seven out of 100 shares in the midcap index advanced.

NIFTY Smallcap 100 top gainers and losers

The NIFTY Smallcap 100 closed at 15,895.25, down by 410 points or 2.51%.

The top losers included Amber Enterprises India (-7.21%), Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals (-6.60%), PCBL Chemical (-6.29%), Hindustan Copper (-5.94%) and Aarti Industries (-5.87%).

On the contrary, IFCI (5.86%), Cholamandalam Financial Holdings (4.26%), Atul (2.31%), Angel One (1.58%) and Firstsource Solutions (1.32%) were among the top gainers.

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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