Top gainers and losers, Nov 5: Bajaj Finance rallies 8%, Shriram Finance soars 6%, Apollo Hospitals falls 3%

The markets surged on Thursday as Brent crude oil prices dropped over 11%, falling below $95 per barrel (bbl), a day after US President Donald Trump’s Republican Party lost the US midterm elections. Democrats took control of the House of Representatives, and the Senate, which was perceived as an overall positive sentiment in the United States and the global market.

On Wednesday, the foreign institutional investors (FIIs) purchased stocks worth ₹7,284.03 crore, while the domestic institutional investors (DIIs) sold equities worth ₹3,712.23 crore on a net basis, according to exchange data.

The SENSEX rallied as much as 2.8% to hit an intraday high of 79,470.03. Meanwhile, the NIFTY50 soared as much as 2.6% to touch the session’s peak of 24,579.90.

On November 5, the 30-share BSE SENSEX jumped by 2,008.61 points or 2.60% to close at 79,310.01, while NIFTY50 climbed by 576 points or 2.40% to end at 24,536.60.

NIFTY50 top gainers and losers

The NIFTY50 pack was bolstered by Bajaj Finance (7.65%), Shriram Finance (6.08%), Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) (5.59%), Maruti Suzuki India (5.48%), and Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles (5.46%), which were among the top gainers on Thursday.

Shares of M&M advanced as it recorded a 25% year-on-year (YoY) growth in its consolidated net profit after tax (attributable to owners) to ₹4,588 crore in the second quarter of FY27, in comparison to ₹3,673 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal year.

The automaker’s revenue from core operations advanced 25.3% to ₹57,515 crore in the September quarter of FY27, compared with ₹45,885 crore in the same quarter of the previous fiscal year.

On the other hand, the top losers included Apollo Hospitals Enterprise (-2.66%), Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) (-2.13%), NTPC (-1.63%), Coal India (-1.34%), and Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (-1.33%).

NIFTY Midcap 100 top gainers and losers

NSE’s midcap index, the NIFTY Midcap 100, closed at 60,620.90, marking a 1.87% or 1,115.40-point jump.

Ashok Leyland (10.50%), Motilal Oswal Financial Services (8.09%), Billionbrains Garage Ventures (Groww) (7.25%), Patanjali Foods (6.98%), and Bank of Maharashtra (6.90%) were among the top winners.

On the contrary, the top laggards included PI Industries (-19.07%), Oil India (-3.98%), Bharat Forge (-3.30%), GE Vernova T&D India (-2.81%) and NLC India (2.70%).

Bharat Forge stock dropped as it reported a 7% decline in its consolidated net profit on Thursday, November 5, at ₹2,787 crore for the quarter ended September 30 of the financial year 2026-27 (Q2 FY27). Its net profit for the same quarter last fiscal year was ₹2,993 crore.

NIFTY Smallcap 100 top gainers and losers

NSE’s small-cap gauge, the NIFTY Smallcap 100, ended 0.56% or 106.05 points higher at 19,132.45.

The index was supported by Devyani International (8.86%), Sammaan Capital (5.73%), Karur Vysya Bank (4.83%), Wockhardt (4.74%), and Angel One (4.50%), which were among the top gainers.

On the flip side, the top losers included Kirloskar Oil Engines (-11.49%), Chennai Petroleum Corporation (-9.59%), Great Eastern Shipping Company (-7.81%), TD Power Systems (-7.62%), and Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals (MRPL) (-7.02%).