On Friday, the foreign institutional investors (FIIs) sold stocks worth ₹4,113.38 crore, while the domestic institutional investors (DIIs) purchased equities worth ₹4,102.56 crore on a net basis, according to exchange data.
The 30-share BSE SENSEX jumped 319.77 points or 0.39% to end at 81,857.48. Meanwhile, NIFTY climbed 126.75 points or 0.51% to close at 25,175.40.
NIFTY50 top gainers and losers
The NIFTY50 pack was bolstered by gains in Adani Enterprises, which surged 5.30% to close at ₹1,963 apiece, after clarifying that there are no allegations made against the company in, and the company is not party to, these proceedings on Saturday. The clarification was sought by the exchanges in relation to a news report that the US regulators were seeking measures to serve legal summons to Gautam and Sagar Adani.
It was followed by Axis Bank (5.09%), which hit a 52-week high of ₹1,333.20 per unit on the NSE during the trading session, as it reported a 3% YoY jump in its standalone net profit to ₹6,940 crore as against ₹6,304 crore in the same period last year. The net-interest income (NII) for the quarter rose 4% sequentially and 5% YoY to ₹14,287 crore as against ₹13,606 crore, while the net-interest margin stood at 3.6%.
JSW Steel (4.55%), Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (4.33%), and Grasim Industries (3.36%) were among the other top gainers on Tuesday.
JSW Steel shares rose after the Billionaire Sajjan Jindal-backed company on Friday reported a consolidated net profit of ₹2,139 crore in the October-December period, marking an increase of 198% from ₹717 crore in the same period last year. Its revenue from operations advanced 11% to ₹45,991 crore in the December quarter compared with ₹41,378 crore in the corresponding period last year.
On the other hand, shares of Mahindra & Mahindra settled 4.25% lower at ₹3,392.90 apiece, as auto company stocks were under pressure on fears of increased competition from the India-EU FTA, as per reports.
The other top losers included Asian Paints (-2.80%), Kotak Mahindra Bank (-2.58%), Max Healthcare Institute (-1.64%) and Maruti Suzuki India (-1.50%).
Asian Paints stock declined after it reported a 4.56% annual slump in its consolidated net profit to ₹1,059.87 crore in Q3FY26, compared to ₹1,110.48 crore in the year-ago period.
NIFTY Midcap 100 top gainers and losers
NSE’s midcap index, the NIFTY Midcap 100, closed at 57,483.66, up by 0.59% or 338 points. It was supported by buying in Sona BLW Precision Forgings, which advanced by 7.39%.
Steel Authority of India (5.11%), Bharat Dynamics (5.07%), National Aluminium Company (3.98%) and Waaree Energies (3.93%) were among the other top winners.
On the contrary, PB Fintech (-3.46%), Blue Star (-2.36%), Patanjali Foods (-2.25%), Bharti Hexacom (-2.18%) and Motilal Oswal Financial Services (-1.86%) were the top laggards.
NIFTY Smallcap 100 top gainers and losers
NSE’s small-cap gauge, the NIFTY Smallcap 100, closed 0.41% or 66.60 points higher at 16,419.35.
The pack was led by Karur Vysya Bank (9.79%), Aegis Vopak Terminals (8.80%), Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (7.62%), Multi Commodity Exchange of India (6.92%) and Data Patterns (6.25%), which were among the top winners.
Shares of MCX rallied as it posted a 151% jump in its consolidated net profit to ₹401.12 crore for the December FY26 quarter, compared to the ₹160.04 crore it logged in the year-ago period, driven by strong volume growth.
On the flipside, the top losers included Signatureglobal (-5.14%), Mahanagar Gas (-4.46%), CreditAccess Grameen (-4.36%), Nuvama Wealth Management (-4.10%) and Neuland Laboratories (-3.40%).