On Wednesday, 1914 stocks advanced, 2,428 declined and 242 remained unchanged on Bombay Stock Exchange with advance decline ratio of 0.79 indicating a negative closing. The trend of the major indices on Wednesday’s trading is given in the table below.
On NSE, 104 securities advanced and 130 closed at a new 52-week high whereas securities sank to close at their new 52-week lows. Nifty Auto, Nifty Media and Nifty IT were among the biggest losers. Nifty Energy, Nifty PSU Bank and Nifty Infrastructure were among the biggest gainers.
Antelopus Selan Energy (+20.00%) received government approval for two onshore DSF Round-IV contract areas in the KG and Cambay basins. The awards expanded its acreage in existing operating regions, subject to execution of Revenue Sharing Contracts. The stock also hit a new 52-week high amid strong volumes.
Adani Ports (+1.53%) had handled a record 50 MMT of cargo in August 2026, mark-ing a 19% y-o-y increase. Dry cargo volumes rose 25% y-o-y, while container vol-umes grew 15% y-o-y. YTD cargo handling stood at 234.4 MMT, up 16% y-o-y.
BEML (+3.16%) secured an additional ₹180.60 crore order from Integral Coach Fac-tory for manufacturing and supplying Vande Bharat sleeper trainsets. The order strengthened its presence in the railway transportation segment.
ICICI Bank (-0.80%) had mobilised around ₹1,70,200 crore under the RBI’s FCNR(B) swap facility through August 31, 2026. It had deployed about ₹85,600 crore as loans against these deposits and issued standby letters of credit worth nearly ₹34,600 crore. It had also raised around ₹33,800 crore through US-dollar bonds during July-August.
Nephrocare Health Services (+0.45%) acquired a 100% stake in Kazakhstan-based Dialysis Center Almaty through its overseas subsidiary for around ₹11.64 crore. The centre had reported turnover of approximately ₹10.93 crore in 2025, up from ₹10.23 crore in 2024, reflecting continued growth.
Tilaknagar Industries (+1.22%) invested ₹22 crore in Black Tiger Distilleries, mark-ing its entry into the tequila segment. The investment was structured in two tranches, with ₹6 crore already deployed and the balance ₹16 crore due within 12 months. The deal was set to give Tilaknagar a 30% stake on a fully diluted basis.
Goldiam International (+0.50%) revised its QIP fund-utilisation plan, allocating ₹107.80 crore to establish 35 additional brand-exclusive stores. The revised plan tar-geted 60 stores in total, of which 25 had already been opened. The company had al-so increased its allocation for general corporate purposes to ₹45 crore and extended the utilisation deadline to December 2027.
Bharat Forge (-0.99%) completed the divestment of Kalyani Powertrain’s 50% stake in REFU Drive GmbH to REFU Elektronik GmbH. Following the transaction, REFU had ceased to be a joint venture of Kalyani Powertrain. The move formed part of Bharat Forge’s broader portfolio realignment.
UltraTech Cement (-0.06%) planned to deploy more than 600 electric trucks by De-cember 2026 as part of its logistics electrification drive. The fleet was expected to transport around 5 MMT of material annually and cut CO₂ emissions by over 1.17 lakh tonnes a year. UltraTech had signed service agreements with multiple EV manufacturers and logistics partners.
GPT Infraprojects (+2.78%) emerged as the L1 bidder for a ₹483.7 crore, including GST, railway infrastructure project awarded by RVNL. The contract involved con-struction of a major bridge over the Mahanadi River in Odisha. The order value stood at ₹410 crore before GST.
Maruti Suzuki India (-0.78%) crossed 15 lakh cumulative sales of its Eeco van since its 2010 launch. To mark the milestone, Maruti had introduced the Eeco Star Edition with 18 new exterior and interior accessories, including body-coloured bumpers.
Capri Global Capital (+2.27%) raised US$300 million through its maiden senior se-cured US-dollar bond issue, carrying a 7.55% coupon and maturing in 2029. The is-sue had been oversubscribed more than 2.3 times, with the order book exceeding US$700 million from 64 investors.
PVR INOX (-1.48%) board had approved a buyback of up to 20.69 lakh equity shares, representing 2.11% of paid-up capital, at ₹1,450 per share. The total buyback size had been capped at ₹300 crore and was to be executed through the tender-offer route. The record date had been set for September 4, 2026.
Syrma SGS Technology (-0.96%) along with Italy’s Elemaster Group, had inaugurat-ed a 20,000 sq ft electronics manufacturing facility in Bengaluru through their joint venture. The facility featured SMT, THT and box-build assembly capabilities and was designed to cater to railway, industrial, energy and medical electronics de-mand.
Windlas Biotech (+8.75%) hit a new 52-week high. The stock outperformed the broader pharma sector as buying interest in mid-cap pharmaceutical names supported its ongoing uptrend.
Morepen Laboratories (+8.03%) advanced and hit new 52-week high. It had reported strong Q1FY27 results. PAT had jumped 394% y-o-y to ₹56.35 crore, while revenue had increased 34% y-o-y. The stock hit multi-year highs amid strong volumes.
Other notable gainers: Best Agrolife (+9.99%), Aries Agro (+7.95%), New India Assurance (+7.18%), Heritage Foods (+7.08%), Vishnu Prakash R Punglia (+6.87%), DCW (+6.80%) and Welspun Enterprises (+5.12%), S.P. Apparels (+5.00%), Bhageria Industries (+4.98%), Mold-Tek Technologies (+4.99%), Ganesh Benzoplast (+4.99%), Ugar Sugar (+3.50%), Kronox Lab Sciences (+4.69%), Goodluck India (+4.82%), Maithan Alloys (+4.79%), Supriya Lifescience (+4.74%), EIH Associated Hotels (+4.96%), Sai Life Sciences (+4.54%), Shilpa Medicare (+4.37%), Clean Science (+4.36%), Deep Industries (+4.31%), Jindal Drilling (+4.30%), Gufic Biosciences (+4.22%), JSW Energy (+4.21%), Ion Exchange (+3.94%) and Coal India (+4.05%) had also gained around 4–5%.
Balu Forge Industries (−6.99%) declined after running up sharply recently. No fresh negative company-specific announcement was reported, while the stock has fallen for three consecutive sessions.
Allcargo Terminals (-6.04%) fell as broader market and logistics-sector weakness weighed on the stock. No material company-specific negative news had emerged, with the stock continuing its short-term downtrend.
Other notable losers: R R Kabel (-8.34%), Varroc Engineering (-6.00%), Avalon Technologies (-5.56%), Lambodhara Textile (-5.61%) stocks had lacked clear company-specific triggers and had tracked broader market and sector weakness
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:
