Top gainers and losers on July 21: HDFC Bank drops 2%, RIL down over 1%, Bajaj Finserv up 2%; check list

The Indian benchmark indices, SENSEX and NIFTY50, closed in the negative territory for the second consecutive session on Tuesday, July 21, following selling in PSU Bank and information technology (IT) stocks.

During the trading session, the SENSEX slumped as much as 0.5% to touch an intraday low of 77,337.33. Meanwhile, the NIFTY50 touched the session’s low of 24,135.65.

On July 21, the SENSEX declined by 238.41 points or 0.31% to close at 77,470.11, while the NIFTY50 ended at 24,187.70, marking a 50.80-point or 0.21% fall.

NIFTY50 top gainers and losers

The 50-share NIFTY index was dragged down by heavyweight HDFC Bank, which closed 2.07% lower.

It was followed by Infosys (-1.52%), State Bank of India (-1.48%), Tata Consultancy Services (-1.43%) and Reliance Industries (-1.40%), which were among the top losers of the day.

On the other hand, the top gainers pack was led by Shriram Finance, which surged 2.77%.

Bajaj Finserv (2.11%), Eicher Motors (1.73%), UltraTech Cement (1.45%) and HCL Technologies (1.33%) were among the other top gainers.

Shares of UltraTech Cement advanced a day after the company posted its earnings for the first quarter of the 2026-27 financial year (Q1 FY27). It reported a 17% year-on-year (YoY) surge in its consolidated net profit to ₹2,599 crore during the quarter under review, compared with ₹2,226 crore for the June quarter of the 2025-26 fiscal year (Q1 FY26).

Its revenue from operations soared 16% YoY to ₹24,648 crore in the quarter ended June 30, 2026, as against ₹21,275 crore in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year, according to a regulatory filing dated July 20.

NIFTY Midcap 100 top gainers and losers

NSE’s midcap gauge, the NIFTY Midcap 100, advanced by 185.85 points, or 0.30%, to close at 62,987.60 on Tuesday.

The top winners included Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services, which closed 7.78% higher, as it reported a 75.43% YoY increase in its consolidated net profit to ₹926 crore in Q1 FY27, compared to ₹527.87 crore a year back.

It was followed by SRF (2.62%), IndusInd Bank (2.53%), Prestige Estates Projects (2.50%), and Godrej Properties (2.82%).

On the flipside, One 97 Communications (-3.89%), Premier Energies (-3.81%), Waaree Energies (-3.65%), Dixon Technologies (-3.17%) and Tata Elxsi (-2.24%) were among the top laggards.

NIFTY Smallcap 100 top gainers and losers

The NIFTY Smallcap 100 ended at 19,428.05, up by 101.60 points or 0.53% on July 21.

The index was supported by Karur Vysya Bank, which closed 13.11% higher, as investors focused on the institutional lender’s strong April to June quarter financial performance for the fiscal year ending 2026-27, due to interest income growth.

It recorded a 45% YoY jump in net profit after tax (PAT) to ₹755.70 crore in the April to June quarter of FY27, compared to ₹521.45 crore in the same quarter of the previous year. The statements also showed that the bank’s interest income surged 19% to ₹3,049.42 crore in the first quarter of the current fiscal year, compared to ₹2,568.55 crore in the same period a year ago.

The other top gainers were Data Patterns (India) (6.75%), Manappuram Finance (4.55%), Himadri Speciality Chemical (3.99%) and Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals (3.67%).

On the contrary, Aegis Logistics (-4.57%), Amber Enterprises India (-2.91%), Zensar Technologies (-2.74%), Tata Technologies (-2.56%) and Afcons Infrastructure (-1.89%) were among the top losers.