Top gainers and losers, Oct 26: Dr. Reddy’s rallies 7%, JSW Steel gains 6%, Shriram Finance falls 5%; check list

On October 26, both the indices ended at their respective intraday highs. The SENSEX advanced by 482.92 points or 0.66% to close at 73,606.75, while the NIFTY50 ended higher by 153.20 points or 0.68% at 22,753.20.

NIFTY50 top gainers and losers

The NIFTY50 index was supported by buying in the shares of Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, which closed 6.62% higher, despite reporting a 31% YoY decline in its consolidated net profit to ₹925 crore in the September quarter of the 2026-27 financial year (Q2 FY27), from ₹1,347.1 crore in the year-ago period.

Dr. Reddy's consolidated revenue stood at ₹867.08 crore during the quarter, down 1.5% YoY but up 7% QoQ. The company said its growth was impacted primarily on account of lower lenalidomide revenues in North America.

The other top gainers included JSW Steel (6.28%), BSE Ltd (3.97%), Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (2.92%), and Eternal (2.57%).

On the contrary, the top losers included Shriram Finance (-4.62%), Tata Consumer Products (-2.84%), Bajaj Finance (-1.10%), HDFC Life Insurance Company (-0.91%), and HDFC Bank (-0.69%).

Shares of Shriram Finance fell as the NBFC’s asset quality disappointed investors, and analysts took note of elevated credit costs. However, the company saw its standalone profit after tax (PAT) rise 59.37% year-on-year (YoY) to ₹3,677.03 crore during the quarter under review, as against ₹2,307.18 crore in the second quarter of the 2025-26 fiscal year (Q2 FY26).

NIFTY MIDCAP 100 top gainers and losers

The NSE Midcap gauge ended at 56,465.40, marking a 664.75-point or 1.19% rise.

It was bolstered by gains in Swiggy (5.54%), Coforge (4.87%), KEI Industries (4.68%), Jubilant Foodworks (4.68%), and Lauras Labs (4.51%), which were among the top winners.

On the flip side, AU Small Finance Bank (-6.85%), Supreme Industries (-4.13%), Bank of India (-3.57%), 360 ONE WAM (-2.22%), and UPL Ltd (-2.15%) were among the top laggards.

NIFTY Smallcap 100 top gainers and losers

The NIFTY Smallcap index closed at 17,985, up by 245.55 points or 1.38%.

Its top gainers included Ather Energy, which ended 14.13% higher, as it turned profitable in the second quarter of the current financial year on the back of strong growth in its revenue from operations. Ather Energy reported a net profit of ₹1.26 crore compared with a loss of ₹154 crore in the same period last year. In the previous quarter, Ather Energy reported a net loss of ₹51 crore.

It was followed by Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals (12.67%), TD Power Systems (8.20%), Acutaas Chemicals (6.93%), and Himadri Speciality Chemical (6.06%).

Conversely, City Union Bank (-6.38%), CreditAccess Grameen (-2.88%), Welspun Corp (-2.21%), Sammaan Capital (-2.17%), and Syngene International (-2.14%) were among its top losers.