Top gainers and losers, March 6: ICICI Bank, Eternal, Shriram Finance fall 3%, BEL rises 3%; check list

On Thursday, the foreign institutional investors (FIIs) sold stocks worth ₹3,752.52 crore, while the domestic institutional investors (DIIs) purchased equities worth ₹5,153.37 crore on a net basis, according to exchange data.

The SENSEX slumped by as many as 1,203 points to reach an intraday low of 78,812.18. Meanwhile, the NIFTY50 touched the session’s low of 24,415.75.

The 30-share BSE SENSEX declined by 1,097 points or 1.37% to settle at 78,918.90, while the 50-share NSE NIFTY dipped 1.27% or 315.45 points to end at 24,450.45.

NIFTY50 top gainers and losers

Shares of ICICI Bank dragged down the NIFTY50 index, closing 3.13% lower.

It was followed by selling in the shares of Eternal (-2.96%), Shriram Finance (-2.77%), State Bank of India (-2.54%) and Axis Bank (-2.54%), which were among the top losers on Friday.

On the other hand, Bharat Electronics closed in the green, up by 2.52%. The other top gainers included Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (1.28%), Reliance Industries (1.27%), NTPC (0.82%) and Hindalco Industries (0.59%).

Bharat Electronics (BEL) stock advanced as it was trading ex-dividend today, March 6.

NIFTY Midcap 100 top gainers and losers

NSE’s NIFTY Midcap 100 gauge fell 0.69% or 399.20 points to close at 57,393.35 on March 6.

The index was weighed down by Ashok Leyland (-4.04%), Godrej Properties (-3.95%), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (-3.14%), GMR Airports (-3.04%) and Bank of India (-2.92%), which were among the top laggards.

On the flip side, Bharat Dynamics (5.81%), Cochin Shipyard (3.27%), Persistent Systems (3.09%), Hitachi Energy India (2.43%) and SRF (2.42%) were among the top winners.

NIFTY Smallcap 100 top gainers and losers

The NIFTY Smallcap 100 index declined by 0.24% or 39.90 points to end at 17,334.10.

The top losers included Tejas Networks (-6.19%), Mahanagar Gas (-4.51%), Inox Wind (-2.84%), Poonawalla Fincorp (-2.51%) and Signatureglobal (-2.50%).

On the contrary, Jupiter Wagons closed 19.35% higher, followed by Ircon International (9.67%), Radico Khaitan (8.52%), Aegis Vopak Terminals (5.93%) and Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (5.02%), which were among the top gainers.

Shares of GRSE rose as the PSU signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bharat Forge’s subsidiary Kalyani Strategic Systems Limited (KSSL) to jointly develop and promote indigenous solutions for advanced naval systems, unmanned platforms, and other strategic maritime capabilities for domestic and global markets.