Share prices of Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd, Bajaj Finance Ltd., State Bank of India, and Tech Mahindra Ltd. emerged as the top gainers on Tuesday.
Among the laggards were shares of Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (TCS), HCL Technologies Ltd., Eternal Energy Ltd., Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd., and Infosys Ltd.
The BSE Sensex witnessed sharp profit-booking in Tuesday’s session, dragged down by heavyweight IT stocks. The index declined 1.55 per cent or 1,281.68 points to settle at 81,148.22, while the NSE Nifty 50 fell 1.39 per cent or 346.35 points to close at 24,578.35.
Top gainers
Sun Pharma led the gainers, rising 0.84 per cent to ₹1,700.35, supported by steady buying interest in pharma counters.
Adani Ports gained 0.48 per cent to end at ₹1,369.50, while Bajaj Finance edged up 0.29 per cent to ₹9,042.55.
State Bank of India ended marginally higher by 0.04 per cent at ₹801.90.
Tech Mahindra closed flat with a slight uptick of 0.03 per cent at ₹1,573.10.
Top Losers
TCS was the top loser of the day, plunging 2.88 per cent to ₹3,515.95 amid sector-wide weakness.
HCL Tech slipped 2.94 per cent to ₹1,620.50, while Eternal Energy tumbled 3.38 per cent to ₹231.75.
Power Grid fell 3.40 per cent to ₹298.55 and Infosys declined 3.54 per cent to ₹1,569.10, rounding off the top five losers.
Weak cues from the US tech sector and valuation concerns led to broad-based selling in Indian IT stocks. The Nifty IT index closed 3.12 per cent lower, dragging the benchmark indices alongside.
Published on May 13, 2025
