Shares of Bajaj Auto, Shriram Finance, Eicher Motors, Hero Motocorp and Power Grid Corporation led the gainers among the Nifty 50 stocks, while Eternal, Infosys, Tata Consumer Products, TCS and Grasim Industries declined to trade in negative territory.
Equity benchmark indices traded in red. Market experts believe that the volatility could remain for a while despite FIIs inflow.
Sensex dipped 82.98 points or 0.10 per cent at 82,247.61 as at 12.50 pm, and Nifty 50 slipped 9.40 points or 0.04 per cent to 25,010.40.
On the sectoral front, realty and PSU Bank indexes surged over 2 per cent, and pharma rose 1 per cent. Meanwhile, the IT, oil & gas and FMCG indices traded in negative territory. Smallcap stocks were up 1 per cent, while the midcaps traded flat.
Of 2,874 stocks that were traded on the National Stock Exchange at the time of writing, a total of 2,040 stocks advanced and 749 declined.
Top gainers & losers
Bajaj Auto shares gained 3.70 per cent on the NSE to ₹8,796. Shriram Finance rose 1.41 per cent to ₹674.90 and Eicher Motors gained 1.37 per cent to ₹5,585.
Hero Motocorp shares were up 1.25 per cent to ₹4,399.80.
Power Grid shares gained 1.22 per cent to ₹303.85.
On the flip side, Eternal shares declined 1.92 per cent to ₹241.05. Infosys and TCS shares fell 1-2 per cent.
BEL shares traded flat at ₹364.90 at the time of writing, after hitting a 52-week high of ₹373.50 in early trade.
About 157 stocks hit the upper circuit including Zen Technologies, KPI Green and Jai Corp. 46 stocks including Protean eGov Technologies and Godfrey Phillips hit the lower circuit.
66 stocks including BEL, Aarti Pharma, BSE, Divi’s Laboratories and more hit 52-week highs.
On the BSE, shares of Graphite India, Avantel, Delhivery, HEG abd KPI Green rallied 10-16 per cent.
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Published on May 19, 2025