Top gainers and losers on November 21: JSW Steel, Hindalco, Tata Steel shares fall over 2.5%, check full list

The Indian equity benchmarks snapped their two-day winning streak on profit booking amid weak global markets. The SENSEX fell as much as 445 points and NIFTY50 index touched an intraday low of 26,052 dragged down by losses in index heavyweights like HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Bajaj Finance, HCL Technologies and State Bank of India.

The SENSEX ended 401 points lower at 85,232 and NIFTY50 index dropped 124 points to close at 26,068.

Asian shares extended a global rout on Friday as a highly anticipated US jobs report failed to provide clarity on the near-term path for interest rates, with investors dumping risk assets even after Nvidia's earnings dazzled, news agency Reuters reported.

NIFTY50 top gainers and losers

JSW Steel was top loser in the NIFTY50 index, the stock fell 2.91% to close at ₹1,135.90. Hindalco declined 2.81% after it informed exchanges that a fire incident occurred at its Novelis Plant in Oswego, New York on November 20, 2025, at around 8.45 am.

Hindalco added that everyone working at the plant was safely evacuated and fortunately, there were no injuries and multiple local fire departments responded and the was brought under control.

Tata Steel (-2.59%), Bajaj Finance (-2.29%) and HCL Technologies (-2.22%) were also among the losers.

On the other hand, Maruti Suzuki advanced 1.32% to close at ₹16,010 after global investment bank Morgan Stanley said that post-festive demand and booking trends are holding well. It added that operating leverage and net pricing will be key drivers of margins in coming quarters.

Tata Consumer Products (0.9%), Max Healthcare (0.87%), Interglobe Aviation (0.86%) and Mahindra & Mahindra (0.82%) were also among the gainers.

NIFTY Midcap 100 gainers and losers

NIFTY Midcap 100 index plunged 1.13% or 687 points to close at 60,276. As many as 86 shares ended lower while 14 closed higher.

Tube Investments of India was top loser in the NIFTY Midcap 100 index, the stock fell 4.36% to close at ₹2,874. Bharti Hexacom (-3.82%), Oberoi Realty (-3.48%), Hitachi Energy India (-3.42%) and SAIL (-3.4%) were also among the laggards.

On the flipside, IndusInd Bank (2%), Page Industries (0.87%), GMR Airports (0.65%), Biocon (0.56%) and SBI Cards (0.52%) were top gainers in the NIFTY Midcap 100 index.

NIFTY Smallcap 100 gainers and losers

NIFTY Smallcap 100 index dropped 1.22% or 220 points to close at 17,847. As many as 84 shares ended lower while 16 closed higher.

Hindustan Copper was top loser in the NIFTY Smallcap 100 index, the stock tumbled 4.14% to close at ₹313.60. HBL Engineering (-3.72%), Redington (-3.51%), Garden Reach Shipbuilders (-3.46%) and Swan Corp (-3.32%) were also among the losers.

On the contrary, Five Star Business Finance (4.3%), Credit Access Graameen (2.24%), Ramco Cement (1.32%), CESC (1.27%) and Narayana Hrudayalaya (1.14%) were top gainers in the NIFTY Smallcap 100 index.