Top gainers and losers, March 5: Adani Ports, Hindalco, L&T surge 4%, Tech M falls 1%; check full list

On Wednesday, the foreign institutional investors (FIIs) sold stocks worth ₹8,752.65 crore, while the domestic institutional investors (DIIs) purchased equities worth ₹12,068.17 crore on a net basis, according to exchange data.

The SENSEX advanced as much as 1,187.64 points to hit an intraday high of 80,303.83. Meanwhile, the NIFTY50 touched the session’s high of 24,854.20.

The SENSEX rose 889.71 points or 1.14% to close at 80,015.90, while the NIFTY50 ended higher by 285.40 points or 1.17% to end at 24,765.90.

NIFTY50 top gainers and losers

The NIFTY50 pack was led by Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone, which closed 3.82% higher.

Hindalco Industries surged 3.79% after a smelter shutdown in Qatar triggered buying interest in aluminium producers. Reports suggest that owing to the ongoing war in the Middle East, Qatalum, a major aluminium smelter jointly owned by Hydro and Qatar Aluminium Manufacturing Co., has started a controlled shutdown of its aluminium production after its gas supplier signalled a forthcoming halt in gas supply.

Analysts say that a controlled shutdown of the smelter at Qatalum could be positive for Indian aluminium producers, as buyers would look for alternative options to source aluminium.

Larsen & Toubro (3.72%), Bharat Electronics (3.39%) and NTPC (3.18%) were among the other top gainers.

On the contrary, the top losers of the index included Tech Mahindra (-1.38%), ICICI Bank (-0.89%), HCL Technologies (-0.61%), State Bank of India (-0.51%) and Tata Consultancy Services (-0.49%).

NIFTY MIDCAP 100 top gainers and losers

The NSE Midcap gauge ended at 57,792.55, marking an 867.40 point or 1.52% jump.

It was supported by gains in National Aluminium Company (6.55%), Blue Star (5.90%), BSE (5.49%), Cummins India (4.78%) and Container Corporation of India (4.08%), which were the top winners.

Shares of BSE surged as the stock exchange received approval from the markets watchdog, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), to launch derivative contracts on the SENSEX Next 30 index.

On the flipside, Coromandel International fell by 2.54%.

It was followed by KPIT Technologies (-2.36%), Oil India (-2.06%), MphasiS (-1.60%) and Tata Communications (-1.47%), which were among the top laggards.

NIFTY Smallcap 100 top gainers and losers

The NIFTY Smallcap index increased by 257.30 points or 1.58% to close at 16,538.80.

Its top gainers included Data Patterns (7.48%), Navin Fluorine International (6.65%), Natco Pharma (4.70%), Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (4.64%) and Bandhan Bank (4.62%).

On the contrary, Aegis Vopak Terminals (-5%), Sagility (-3.78%), Affle (-2.98%), Reliance Power (-2.24%) and Inventurus Knowledge Solutions (-2.13%) were among its top losers.