Main winners and losers: Indian benchmark indices SENSEX and NIFTY50 closed in positive territory on Monday, February 16, led by gains in CPSE and energy stocks.
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On Friday, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) sold shares worth Rs 7,395.41 crore, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) bought shares worth Rs 5,553.96 crore on a net basis, according to exchange data.
The SENSEX advanced 650 points, or 0.79%, to end at 83,277.15, while the NIFTY50 closed at 25,682.75, up 211.65 points or 0.83%.
NIFTY50 Top Gainers and Losers
Shares of Power Grid Corporation of India contributed to the NIFTY50 pack, closing up 4.74%.
They were followed by Coal India (3.26%), HDFC Bank (2.39%), Adani Enterprises (2.09%) and Max Healthcare Institute (2.03%), which were among the top gainers.
On the other hand, among the main losers was Kwality Wall’s, which closed with a drop of 2.01%. Shares of Hindustan Unilever’s (HUL) ice cream division Kwality Wall’s Industries debuted on the stock exchanges on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the BSE at a discount on Monday, February 16.
The stock started trading at a discount of 25.87% at ₹29.80 per share on the NSE, compared to its adjusted price of ₹40.20 per unit. On the BSE, the scrip debuted at ₹29.90 apiece, reflecting a 21.6% discount to its adjusted price of ₹38.15 per share.
Tech Mahindra (-1.34%), Bajaj Finance (-1.15%), Maruti Suzuki India (-1.14%) and Tata Motors PV (-0.91%) were among the other top losers.
NIFTY Midcap Top 100 Gainers and Losers
The NIFTY Midcap 100 closed 0.48% or 285 points higher at 59,723 on February 16.
It was supported by gains at GMR Airports, which ended up 6.99%, after the company turned profitable in the fiscal December 26 quarter.
GMR Airports. After market hours on Friday, it reported a standalone net profit of Rs 50 million in the third quarter of the current financial year compared to a loss of Rs 133 million in the previous quarter and a loss of Rs 49 million in the year-ago period.
They were followed by Aurobindo Pharma (3.53%), L&T Finance (3.51%), Dixon Technologies (3.05%) and Supreme Industries (3%), which were among the top gainers.
On the contrary, BSE Ltd shares ended down 7.45%, leading the laggards, as capital market stocks took a nosedive on Monday, following the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) latest rules for capital market intermediaries.
Last week, the RBI tightened rules for loans taken by companies that deal on their own account in stocks and commodities and offer leverage to clients, the latest move aimed at reducing speculative market activity in the country. Proprietary trading (prop trading) occurs when a financial institution trades its own money in stocks, bonds, currencies, commodities or derivatives to make a profit, rather than trading on behalf of clients.
All lines of credit to securities firms will have to be backed by collateral, while lending for self-dealing or investment by brokers will be prohibited, according to a statement posted on the Reserve Bank of India’s website late Friday.
They were followed by IRB Infrastructure Developers (-4.11%), Godfrey Phillips India (-3.22%), PI Industries (-3.19%) and Muthoot Finance (2.81%), which were among the top laggards.
Shares of IRB Infra fell as it posted a 96.5% year-on-year decline in its consolidated net profit to ₹210.71 crore in Q3FY26, compared to ₹6,026.11 crore in the year-ago period. Its bottom line fell due to the implementation of the new labor code as it recorded a one-time impact of ₹42.7 crore, adding that the “new labor code resulted in a material increase in the provision for employee benefits due to recognition of past service costs.”
Thus, its profit after tax (PAT) before exceptional items rose 14% year-on-year to Rs 253 crore for the December quarter of FY26, up from Rs 222 crore in the year-ago period, it said in a regulatory filing on Friday. Its board also approved a 1:1 paid-up capital increase and declared its third interim dividend.
NIFTY Smallcap Top 100 Gainers and Losers
NSE’s small cap gauge NIFTY Smallcap 100 closed at 17,050.90, up 18 points or 0.11%.
Natco Pharma (6.57%), BLS International Services (6.20%), Signatureglobal (5.43%), JB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals (4.66%) and Himadri Specialty Chemical (4.43%) were among the top gainers.
On the other hand, top losers included Brainbees Solutions (-11.25%), Ola Electric Mobility (-6.77%), Inox Wind (-5.30%), Angel One (-5.13%) and Aegis Vopak Terminals (-3.38%).
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