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3 min read | Updated on May 25, 2026, 16:21 IST
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On May 25, the SENSEX advanced by 1,073.61 points, or 1.42%, to end at 76,488.96, while the NIFTY50 closed at 24,031.70, up by 312.40 points or 1.32%.
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The SENSEX rallied as much as 1.52% to hit an intraday high of 76,559.07 on May 25. | Image: Shutterstock
On Friday, the foreign institutional investors (FIIs) sold stocks worth ₹4,440.47 crore, while the domestic institutional investors (DIIs) purchased equities worth ₹6,003.53 crore on a net basis, according to exchange data.
The SENSEX rallied as much as 1.52% to hit an intraday high of 76,559.07. Meanwhile, the NIFTY50 touched the session’s high of 24,054.45.
On May 25, the SENSEX advanced by 1,073.61 points, or 1.42%, to end at 76,488.96, while the NIFTY50 closed at 24,031.70, up by 312.40 points or 1.32%.
Shares of Eicher Motors contributed to the NIFTY50 pack, closing 6.45% higher, after posting an 11.58% increase in its consolidated net profit to ₹1,519.95 crore for the March quarter of FY26. A year back, the company had recorded a profit after tax (PAT) of ₹1,362.15 crore. Revenue from operations rose 16% to ₹6,080.09 crore in Q4 FY26 as against ₹5,241.11 crore a year ago.
It was followed by Adani Enterprises (4.77%), Bajaj Finance (2.99%), Tata Motors PV (2.86%) and Larsen & Toubro (2.76%), which were also among the top gainers.
On the flip side, the top losers included Max Healthcare Institute (-2.21%), Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (-1.76%), Hindalco Industries (-0.92%), Infosys (-0.55%) and Bajaj Auto (-0.43%) were among the other top losers.
The NIFTY Midcap 100 closed 0.94% or 577.30 points higher at 61,966.60 on May 25.
Bank of India (4.36%), Ashok Leyland (3.83%), ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company (3.60%), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (3.59%) and Glenmark Pharmaceuticals (3.49%) were among the top winners.
Shares of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), and other oil marketing companies (OMCs) advanced, as petrol and diesel prices were raised by ₹2.61-₹2.71 per litre on Monday, marking the fourth increase in less than two weeks as state-owned fuel retailers continued to pass on rising international oil prices to consumers.
On the contrary, the top laggards were Oil India (-3.35%), Colgate Palmolive (-2.68%), Info Edge (-2.50%), FSN E-Commerce Ventures (-2.42%), and Page Industries (-2.17%).
NSE’s small-cap gauge, the NIFTY Smallcap 100, closed at 18,202.70, marking a 246.50-point or 1.37% increase.
The top gainers included Amara Raja Energy & Mobility (8.06%), Sai Life Sciences (5.59%), Ola Electric Mobility (5.19%), CESC (4.93%), and Firstsource Solutions (4.65%).
On the other hand, Sarda Energy & Minerals (-4.72%), JSW Cement (-2.96%), Triveni Turbine (-2.26%), HBL Engineering (-2.15%) and Aster DM Healthcare (-1.91%) were among the top losers.
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