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4 min read | Updated on July 28, 2025, 16:13 IST
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Kotak Mahindra Bank on Saturday reported a consolidated net profit of ₹4,472 crore for the June quarter and flagged stress on the retail commercial vehicle portfolio due to adverse macroeconomic conditions.
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Laurus Labs was top gainer in the NIFTY Smallcap 100 index, the stock surged nearly 6% to close at ₹886. | Image: Shutterstock
The Indian equity benchmarks fell for third straight session on Monday, July 28. The SENSEX fell as much as 687 points and NIFTY50 index touched an intraday low of 24,646.60 dragged down by losses in index heavyweights like HDFC Bank, Bharti Airtel, Bajaj Finance, Tata Consultancy Services, State Bank of India and Axis Bank. The SENSEX ended 572 points or 0.7% lower at 80,891 and NIFTY50 index fell 156 points or 0.63% to close at 24,681.
Kotak Mahindra Bank was top loser in the NIFTY50 index, the stock fell 7.34% to close at ₹1,968.70 after its June quarter earnings fell short of analysts' estimates.
The consolidated net profit in the year-ago period was ₹7,448 crore, but it had included gains of over ₹3,000 crore on its stake sale in the general insurance arm, while the net profit for the March quarter stood at ₹4,933 crore.
Bajaj Finance (-3.58%), IndusInd Bank (-2.93%), Bharti Airtel (-2.48%) and Titan (-2.25%) were also among the losers.
On the flipside, Shriram Finance was top gainer in the NIFTY50 index, the stock rose 2.62% to close at ₹632 after Business Standard reported that the NBFC expects its assets under management to cross ₹3 lakh crore by end of current financial year.
Cipla (2.45%), Hero MotoCorp (1.45%), Asian Paints (1%) and Hindustan Unilever (0.98%) were also among the gainers.
NIFTY Midcap 100 index fell 0.84% or 490 points to close at 57,519. As many as 79 shares in the 100-stock index ended lower.
SBI Cards was top loser in the NIFTY Midcap 100 index, the stock fell 6% to close at ₹835 after it reported a net profit of ₹556 crore in the first quarter of current financial year (Q1FY26) marking a decline of 6.4% from ₹594 crore during the same period last year.
SBI Cards' total income from operations advanced 12% to ₹4,877 crore as against ₹3,683 crore in the year-ago period. The company's interest income advanced 11% annually to ₹2,493 crore and its income from fees and commission advanced 14% to ₹2,191 crore.
Godrej Properties (-5.44%), Vishal Mega Mart (-5.02%), Suzlon (-4.21%) and Oberoi Realty (-4.19%) were also among the losers.
On the other hand, Mphasis, Paytm, Coforge, Indraprastha Gas and Polycab were among the gainers.
NIFTY Smallcap 100 index fell 1.26% or 230 points to close at 18,064.75. As many as 79 shares in the NIFTY Smallcap 100 index ended lower.
CDSL was top loser in the NIFTY Smallcap 100 index, the stock fell 5.59% to close at ₹1,524. Sagility (-5.55%), Zen Technologies (-5%), Reliance Power (-5%) and Brigade Enterprises (-4.41%) were also among the losers.
Laurus Labs’ net profit increased 1,154% for Q1 FY26 at ₹163 crore in contrast to ₹13 crore a year ago. The firm's revenue grew 31% to ₹1,570 crore in Q1FY26 as against ₹1,195 crore in Q1FY25.
The growth was fuelled by increasing uptake in CDMO deliveries and healthy business fundamentals.
Aadhaar Housing Finance (3.55%), Amber Enterprises (2.61%), Ramco Cements (2.09%) and Affle India (1.96%) were also among the gainers.
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