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3 min read | Updated on May 14, 2026, 17:00 IST
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On May 14, the SENSEX gained 789.74 points or 1.06% to close at 75,398.72. Furthermore, the NIFTY50 surged by 277 points or 1.18% to end at 23,689.60.

The SENSEX zoomed as much as 1.44% to hit an intraday high of 75,681.88 on May 14. | Image: Shutterstock.
On Wednesday, the foreign institutional investors (FIIs) sold stocks worth ₹1,832.46 crore, while the domestic institutional investors (DIIs) purchased equities worth ₹2,446.33 crore on a net basis, according to exchange data.
The SENSEX zoomed as much as 1.44% to hit an intraday high of 75,681.88. Meanwhile, the NIFTY50 reached the session’s high of 23,777.20.
On May 14, the SENSEX gained 789.74 points or 1.06% to close at 75,398.72. Furthermore, the NIFTY50 surged by 277 points or 1.18% to end at 23,689.60.
The NIFTY50 pack was led by gains in Adani Enterprises, which closed 8.85% higher, amid a rally in Adani Group stocks.
It was followed by Cipla, which ended 8.09% higher, despite reporting weak earnings for the January-March quarter of the 2025-26 financial year (Q4 FY26). However, its One India business grew at a robust 15% YoY with all three segments delivering double-digit growth in Q4 FY26. Furthermore, its North America business delivered an annual revenue of $780 million, bolstered by demand in differentiated assets and a steady base business.
Bharti Airtel (5.24%), Eternal (3.18%) and Hindalco Industries (2.88%) were among the other top gainers.
Shares of Bharti Airtel surged as its board of directors approved a ₹28,222 crore share swap deal on May 13 to issue up to 14,67,61,335 or 14.67 crore shares of the company to Indian Continent Investment against a swap of up to 59,52,04,251 crore shares in the Airtel Africa business. However, it reported a 22.54% decline in consolidated net profits to ₹7,325 crore in Q4 FY26, compared year-on-year with ₹11,021 crore.
On the other hand, the top losers included Infosys (-2.58%), Tech Mahindra (-2.33%), HCL Technologies (-1.69%), Coal India (-1.17%) and Tata Consultancy Services (-1.01%).
The NSE’s Midcap 100 index ended at 59,283.40, up by 60,839.70 points or 1.12%.
The top winners included Tata Communications (7.07%), KEI Industries (5.19%), MCX (4.87%), BSE (4.03%) and Polycab India (3.95%).
On the flipside, Tube Investments of India (-4.79%), Persistent Systems (-4.44%), LIC Housing Finance (-4.04%), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (-3.09%) and Coforge (-1.63%) were among the top laggards.
The NIFTY Smallcap index ended lower by 2.50 points or 0.01% at 17,991.55.
It was weighed down by selling in Kaynes Technology (-20.26%), after it posted a 21.5% fall in its consolidated profit after tax to ₹91.2 crore in the fourth quarter of FY26, compared to ₹116.2 crore in the March quarter of the fiscal year 2025.
It was followed by Garden Reach Shipbuilders (-4.98%), Data Patterns (-4.14%), Pine Labs (-3.13%), and Affle 3i (-2.71%), which were among the other top losers.
On the contrary, the top gainers included RBL Bank (3.87%), Redington (3.52%), Karur Vysya Bank (3.52%), CESC (3.23%) and Sai Life Sciences (3.10%).
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