Top gainers and losers on November 17: Eternal, Tata Consumer, Max Healthcare shares rise over 1.7%; check full list

The Indian equity benchmarks surged for a sixth straight session on Monday, November 17, as market sentiment turned positive after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) secured power in Bihar with a very strong mandate indicating political stability in the country's second most populous state.

The SENSEX rose as much as 425 points and NIFTY50 index touched an intraday high of 25,996.90 led by gains in index heavyweights like HDFC Bank, Eternal, ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Bharti Airtel and Mahindra & Mahindra.

The SENSEX ended 388 points higher at 84,950.95 and NIFTY50 index advanced 103 points to close at 26,013.45.

NIFTY50 top gainers and losers

Eternal was top gainer in the NIFTY50 index, the stock rose 1.93% to close at ₹309.60. Tata Consumer Products (1.83%), Max Healthcare (1.73%), Eicher Motors (1.7%) and Maruti Suzuki (1.31%) were also among the gainers.

On the flipside, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles was top loser in the NIFTY50 index, the stock fell 4.74% to close at ₹372 after the company on Friday reported net profit of ₹76,170 crore in the second quarter of current financial year, marking a multi fold jump from ₹3,446 crore in the same period last year.

The sharp jump in profit came on the back of exceptional gain of ₹82,616 crore on disposal of discontinued operations after it got demerged from Tata Motors Commercial Vehicles.

The company's revenue declined 14% in July-September period to ₹72,349 crore as against ₹83,656 crore in the year-ago period.

The Mumbai-based car maker reported weak operational performance as it reported an EBITDA loss (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) of ₹1,404 crore compared to operating profit of ₹9,914 crore.

Ultratech Cement (-0.83%), Jio Financial Services (-0.78%), Asian Paints (-0.72%) and HDFC Life (-0.7%) were also among the laggards.

NIFTY Midcap 100 gainers and losers

NIFTY Midcap 100 index surged 0.73% or 441 points to close at record high of 61,180.50. As many as 66 shares in the index ended higher while 33 closed lower in the NIFTY Midcap 100.

HUDCO was top gainer in the NIFTY Midcap 100 index, the stock rose 5.98% to close at ₹241 after reports suggested that the company said it was in talks with multilateral development banks, including ADB, and institutions to mobilise $1 billion to fund infra projects in the country, its Chairman and Managing Director Sanjay Kulshreshta said.

PB Fintech (4.67%), Hero MotoCorp (4.59%), Nykaa (3.76%) and IRB Infra Developers (3.12%) were also among the gainers.

On the other hand, Mmphasis (-3.25%), Astral (-3.18%), Supreme Industries (-2.07%), Jubilant FoodWorks (-1.98%) and Bharat Dynamics (-1.66%) were top losers in the NIFTY Midcap 100 index.

NIFTY Smallcap 100 gainers and losers

NIFTY Smallcap 100 index advanced 0.52% or 95 points to close at 18,347. As many as 64 shares ended higher while 36 closed lower.

Narayana Hrudayalaya was top gainer in the NIFTY Smallcap 100 index, the stock rose 15.2% to close at ₹2,020 after the company, in its earnings press release, said that its consolidated total operating revenue was ₹1,643.8 crore in Q2 FY26 as compared to ₹1,366.7 crore seen in the corresponding period of the previous year, reflecting a change of +20.3% YoY and +9.1% QoQ.

It added that its consolidated EBITDA stood at ₹426.49 crore, reflecting a margin of 25.9% as against ₹332.3 crore in Q2 FY25, translating into a change of +28.3% YoY and +18.2% QoQ.

Further, it consolidated PAT stood at ₹258.3 crore, reflecting a margin of 15.7% as compared to ₹199.3 crore in Q2 FY25, translating into a change of +29.6% YoY and +31.7% QoQ.

MRPL (6.44%), Angel One (4.03%), Devyani International (3.35%) and IRCON (3.01%) were also among the gainers.

On the flipside, Sagility India (-4.5%), International Gemmological Institute (-2.25%), Kaynes Technologies (-2.08%), Aegis Vopak Terminals (-1.77%) and Newgen Software Technologies (-1.68%) were top losers in the NIFTY Smallcap 100 index.