Top gainers and losers on August 20: Infosys, TCS, Nestle rise over 2.55%; check full list

The Indian equity benchmarks gained for fifth straight session on Wednesday, August 20, in the last five trading sessions, the 30-share SENSEX has advanced as much as 1,745 points, or 2.17%, and the National Stock Exchange benchmark NIFTY50 index has soared as much as 598 points, or 2.44%, to hit a one-month high of 25,085, data from the NSE showed.

The SENSEX ended 213 points higher at 81,858 and NIFTY50 index advanced 70 points to close at 25,051 led by gains in Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, Hindustan Unilever, Bharti Airtel, Eternal and NTPC.

NIFTY50 top gainers and losers

Infosys was top gainer in the NIFTY50 index, the stock rose 3.83% to close at ₹1,495 after Infosys Finacle announced its collaboration with Uniting Financial Services (UFS), a charitable development fund in Australia, to implement the next-gen Finacle Digital Banking Suite.

TCS (2.61%), Nestle India (2.55%), Hindustan Unilever (2.43%) and NTPC (2%) were also among the gainers in the NIFTY50 index.

On the flipside, Bharat Electronics, Shriram Finance, Bajaj Finance, Tata Motors and IndusInd Bank were among laggards in the NIFTY50 index.

NIFTY Midcap 100 gainers and losers

NIFTY Midcap 100 index rose 0.46% or 266 points to close at 57,930. As many as 63 shares in the index ended higher while 37 closed lower.

Founder Bhavish Aggarwal had shared plans for upcoming launches and growth strategy in the following quarters.

Meanwhile, a large block took place in the afternoon session. Almost 8.2 crore shares of Ola or 1.85% equity worth ₹413 crore changed hands at average ₹51 per share.

Colgate Palmolive (3.91%), Phoenix Mills (3.75%), Waaree Energies (3.44%) and Marico (3.44%) were also among the gainers.

The report also stated that Aurobindo is competing with US private equity firm GTCR. Both sides are engaged in intense negotiations to finalise the various commercial and operational aspects of the transaction.

Bharat Forge (-2.44%), Muthoot Finance (-2.29%), Tata Consumer Products (-1.61%) and Solar Industries (-1.59%) were also among the losers.

NIFTY Smallcap 100 gainers and losers

NIFTY Smallcap 100 index rose 0.3% or 54 points to close at 17,968. As many as 43 shares ended higher while 56 closed lower.

Godfrey Philips was top gainer in the NIFTY Smallcap 100 index, the stock rose 12.6% to close at ₹11,041 on the back of heavier than usual trading volumes. Trading volumes in Godfrey Philips shares spiked by 8.6 times to 23.29 lakh shares compared with an average trading volume of 2.70 lakh shares.

Aegis Logistics (5.78%), Swan Energy (5.03%), Reliance Power (5%) and Sonata Software (4.52%) were also among gainers in the NIFTY Smallcap 100 index.

On the contrary, Aditya Birla Real Estate (-2.40%), RK Forgings (-1.81%), Five Star Business Finance (-1.39%), Manappuram Finance (-1.34%) and Garden Reach Shipbuilders (-1.28%) were among losers in the NIFTY Smallcap 100 index.