On Thursday, 1777 stocks advanced, 2330 declined, and 221 remained unchanged on the Bombay Stock Exchange with an advance-decline ratio of 0.76, indicating a negative closing. The trend of the major indices on Thursday’s trading is given in the table below.
On NSE, 106 securities advanced and closed at a new 52-week high, whereas 74 securities sank to close at their new 52-week lows. Nifty Pharma, Nifty India Defence and Nifty Energy were the biggest gainers. Nifty PSU Bank, Nifty Media and Nifty Metal were the biggest losers.
HDFC Bank fell today mainly because of renewed legal and leadership concerns, a securities lawsuit has been filed in the US against HDFC Bank, MD & CEO Sashidhar Jagdishan, and CFO Srinivasan Vaidyanathan. It alleges that the bank made payments of about ₹45 crore ($4.7 million) to Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC), allegedly disguising them as marketing expenses to compensate the agency for higher interest on deposits. HDFC Bank has called the lawsuit without merit and said it will defend itself.
Indoco Remedies (+1.50%) executed a deed on August 27, 2026, selling a 2,876.08 sq. m. land plot in Mahal Industrial Estate, Mumbai, to Kalpataru Townships Pvt Ltd for ₹64 crore; the sale was non-related party and will not impact operations.
Tata Power (-3.30%) Renewable Energy commissioned a 72.5 MW captive solar pro-ject for Tata Steel in Bikaner, Rajasthan, expected to generate 166 million units an-nually and offset 1,18,856 tonnes of CO2.
Adani Energy Solutions (+2.96%) secured a ₹4,700 crore transmission project to evacuate renewable energy from Karnataka to Maharashtra, including pumped storage infrastructure, with completion targeted within 36 months.
MTAR (-0.01%) received ₹126.7 crore orders for coolant channel assemblies for re-furbishment of RAPS-4 and MAPS-2 nuclear reactors, boosting its nuclear order book to over ₹775 crore.
Larsen & Toubro(-0.27%) won a ₹5,000-10,000 crore order in the Middle East for three Battery Energy Storage System projects totaling 6 GWh with advanced liquid cooling technology.
Sudarshan Chemical (+1.50%) acquired Clariant’s aluminium dyes manufacturing plant in Muttenz, Switzerland, enhancing control over specialty colorants produc-tion.
Bajaj Mobility AG an Austrian holding company and subsidiary of Bajaj Auto (-0.03%) reported a 65% revenue increase to €701.4 million in H1 2026, with motorcy-cle sales doubling to €579.6 million and EBITDA turning positive at €37.6 million.
Birlasoft (-1.91%) was fined ₹1.23 crore for a delay in legal document lodgement re-lated to a composite scheme; company expects no significant impact.
Bajaj Finance (-0.18%) raised ₹5,000 crore via secured redeemable NCDs with 8.15% coupon, maturing in 2036, with asset cover of 1.10x for original investors.
Capacit’e Infraprojects (-1.85%) secured a ₹741 crore LOI from Mahindra Lifespace Developers for core and shell construction in Mumbai projects.
Ramco Systems (+0.56%) implemented its Payce payroll platform for Australia’s Cromwell Property Group, enhancing statutory payroll compliance.
CEAT won a ₹107 crore GST demand appeal, nullifying the liability with no impact on financials or operations.
Hindalco commissioned India’s first superfine PPT ATH plant in Belagavi powered entirely by renewable energy, with 30,000 tonnes annual capacity targeting fire-safe cable materials.
Bikaji Foods (-0.03%) partnered with bakery expert Mr. Khaleel, transferring 30% stake in Bikaji Bakes Pvt Ltd to expand bakery presence in India.
Acme Solar (-2.44%) secured ₹1,571 crore funding from IIFCL for a 300 MW assured peak power project in Rajasthan, supporting India’s clean energy goals with hybrid solar and battery storage.
Vikram Solar (+0.09%) completed acquisition of Vikram Solar Australia Pty Ltd, ex-panding international renewable energy footprint.
G R Infraprojects (-1.63%) received a ₹321.60 crore show cause notice for GST dis-crepancies (April 2020 to March 2021); company preparing its response and does not expect material financial impact
The top gainers and top losers of the major indices are given in the table below:
The closing values of the major Asian indices are given in the table below:
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