Top gainers and losers, May 21: Bajaj Finance falls 2%, HUL down 1%, Grasim Industries surges over 6%; check full list

On Wednesday, the foreign institutional investors (FIIs) sold shares worth ₹1,597.35 crore, while the domestic institutional investors (DIIs) bought equities worth ₹1,968.35 crore on a net basis, according to exchange data.

The SENSEX slumped as much as 0.43% to touch an intraday low of 74,996.78. The NIFTY50 reached the session’s low of 23,596.60.

On May 21, the SENSEX declined by 135.03 points or 0.18% to close at 75,183.36. Meanwhile, NIFTY50 ended at 23,654.70, down by 4.30 points or 0.02%.

NIFTY50 top gainers and losers

The top losers included Bajaj Finance (-1.62%), Hindustan Unilever (-1.40%), Tech Mahindra (-1.33%), Infosys (-1.30%), and Bajaj Finserv (-1.24%).

On the flipside, Grasim Industries (6.43%), InterGlobe Aviation (3.17%), Apollo Hospitals (3.11%), Bajaj Auto (1.79%) and Trent (1.78%) were among the top gainers of the day.

Grasim Industries shares hit their 52-week high on Thursday, a day after the firm reported a positive quarter. The Aditya Birla Group’s flagship firm posted a consolidated net profit rise of nearly 31% year-on-year in the March quarter on healthy revenue growth.

The stock of Apollo Hospitals also hit its 52-week high, as the company’s March quarter earnings boosted investors’ confidence. It reported a consolidated net profit of ₹529 crore on Wednesday for Q4 FY26, marking an increase of 36% from ₹390 crore in the same period last year.

NIFTY Midcap 100 top gainers and losers

NSE’s NIFTY Midcap 100 gauge ended flat with a negative bias at 61,300.60, down by 22.70 points ot 0.04%.

Its top laggards were Jubilant Foodworks, which closed 7.96% lower, after the company, in a letter to its shareholders, said that same-store sales growth, also known as like-for-like (LFL) growth for Domino's in the financial year 2026, declined to 6.5% from 7.5% in the previous financial year.

PI Industries (-5.19%), MCX (-3.65%), Mankind Pharma (-2.50%), and Swiggy (-2.42%) were among the other top laggards.

The stock of PI Industries touched its 52-week low after reporting a 39% YoY decline in its consolidated profit after tax (PAT) to ₹200 crore in the March quarter of FY26.

On the other hand, Tata Communications (6.57%), Adani Total Gas (4.49%), Phoenix Mills (2.83%), Kalyan Jewellers India (2.78%), and Hitachi Energy India (2.74%) were among its top winners.

NIFTY Smallcap 100 top gainers and losers

The NIFTY Smallcap 100 index jumped by 0.63% or 112.15 points to end at 17,983.05.

The top gainers in the pack were Triveni Turbine (7.42%), Amber Enterprises India (6.39%), Kaynes Technology India (6.30%), Brainbees Solutions (6.16%), and JSW Cement (5.86%).

Shares of JSW Cement surged after it reported a 991% YoY increase in its consolidated net profit at ₹371 crore in Q4 FY26, on Thursday, May 21. In the corresponding period last year, the firm had clocked a profit of ₹34 crore.

On the contrary, the top losers included Ola Electric Mobility (-3.84%), Godawari Power And Ispa (-2.93%), Physicswallah (-2.44%), Central Depository Services (-2,18%) and Ather Energy (-2.10%).