Top Gainers Today 24-Apr-2026: Emami Realty, GTBL
Introduction
Nifty 50 closed at 26,192.15 (+0.54%) and Sensex ended at 85,632.68 (+0.52%) on 24 Apr 2026, after both benchmarks hit fresh peaks intraday. Market breadth stayed negative despite the headline gains, with 1,872 advances against 2,304 declines. Power T&D names and select financials led the day’s top-gainers list, while broader mid- and small-cap indices lagged. FII and DII flow data was not provided in the shared market context.
Large Cap Top Gainers
Adani Energy Solutions Ltd (+4.58%) The stock climbed on a sharp, volume-backed move and ended near its 52-week high of Rs 1,425, signalling a breakout attempt in a power transmission counter. With no specific company announcement in the provided news set, the price action pointed to momentum buying in grid and power-infra names. Trading volume was strong at 85.69 lakh shares.
GE Vernova T&D India Ltd (+2.29%) GE Vernova T&D rose as investors added exposure to power equipment and transmission plays, with the stock staying close to its 52-week high zone. In the absence of a fresh company update in the provided feed, the move appeared driven by a technical uptrend and continued positioning in T&D suppliers. Volumes stayed active at 12.04 lakh shares.
Cholamandalam Investment & Finance Company Ltd (+1.77%) Cholamandalam gained in a session where financial heavyweights supported the benchmarks and the Nifty Financial Services index ended higher (as per the market context). With no stock-specific headline provided, the rise looked like sector-linked participation in NBFCs and lenders during the large-cap-led rally. The counter saw 12.89 lakh shares traded.
Hitachi Energy India Ltd (+1.67%) Hitachi Energy advanced as power equipment stocks remained in focus, with the share price hovering near its 52-week high of Rs 32,300. No fresh corporate trigger was provided for the day, so the move was best explained by trend-following buying in a high-momentum T&D name. Volume stood at 1.83 lakh shares.
Coal India Ltd (+1.40%) Coal India rose with heavy traded volume of 1.71 crore shares, indicating strong participation in a large, liquid PSU commodity stock. With no company-specific news in the provided set, the uptick appeared driven by rotation into defensives and cash-generative PSUs during a headline-index up day. The stock remained below its 52-week high of Rs 475.95.
Mid Cap Top Gainers
Cochin Shipyard Ltd (+4.91%) Cochin Shipyard rallied on heavy volume (1.30 crore shares), pointing to a momentum-led move in a defence shipbuilding name. No specific news catalyst was provided for the day, so the surge is best explained by a volume spike and technical rebound after recent volatility. The stock remains well below its 52-week high of Rs 2,547.25.
IDBI Bank Ltd (+3.47%) IDBI Bank jumped with strong activity of 5.83 crore shares, indicating aggressive positioning despite the broader PSU Bank index ending lower in the market context. With no stock-specific development in the provided headlines, the move appears primarily flow-driven and technical, supported by unusually high liquidity. The stock is still below its 52-week high of Rs 118.45.
Housing & Urban Development Corporation Ltd (+3.05%) HUDCO gained with 3.08 crore shares traded, signalling continued interest in PSU finance counters even as broader market breadth was negative. No specific corporate announcement was provided for the day, so the rise is best read as a volume-backed move. The stock stayed below its 52-week high of Rs 253.80.
Ipca Laboratories Ltd (+2.98%) Ipca Labs climbed in a pharma counter move, with the stock inching closer to its 52-week high of Rs 1,624. In the absence of a company-specific headline in the provided news set, the rally looked like technical strength and selective buying in healthcare names. Volumes were modest at 2.40 lakh shares.
Aster DM Healthcare Ltd (+2.78%) Aster DM rose as the stock traded near its recent highs and approached its 52-week high of Rs 732. With no fresh corporate trigger provided, the move appears driven by trend-following buying and sector rotation within defensives. The session saw 12.75 lakh shares traded.
Small Cap Top Gainers
Emami Realty Ltd (+19.99%) Emami Realty hit the upper circuit (as reflected by the day’s high matching the UC limit in the provided context), indicating an order-imbalance driven move with limited supply. In the supplementary data provided, promoters were shown as increasing stake to 73.42% in the Apr 2026 quarter, which can act as a confidence signal for small-cap investors. Volume stood at 3.23 lakh shares.
Shivalik Bimetal Controls Ltd (+12.32%) Shivalik Bimetal surged on a technical breakout, with the supplementary context explicitly flagging a new 52-week high and “high volume + gain today”. Such 52-week-high moves typically attract momentum traders and incremental buying from trend-followers. The stock traded 60.25 lakh shares.
Shaily Engineering Plastics Ltd (+10.87%) Shaily Engineering Plastics jumped with higher turnover (36.34 lakh shares), signalling aggressive accumulation in a high-beta small-cap. The supplementary context referenced fund buying in market feeds, which can trigger sharp re-rating moves when institutional participation is perceived to be rising. The stock remains below its 52-week high of Rs 2,799.20.
Gujarat Themis Biosyn Ltd (+10.68%) Gujarat Themis rallied after the company announced it will acquire Sanofi’s anti-TB and anti-infective portfolio for about €158 million, covering 13 branded generics across 55+ countries. Investors reacted positively to the scale of the acquisition, with FY25 sales of the acquired portfolio stated at around €62 million and the deal described as asset-light (no plants or employees). The stock also saw a volume spike to 99.03 lakh shares.
Andrew Yule & Company Ltd (+10.60%) Andrew Yule advanced on a volume-led move, with 20.22 lakh shares traded, suggesting strong speculative participation. No specific company announcement or verified news catalyst was provided in the shared database feed for the day, making the move primarily attributable to price and volume momentum. The stock remains below its 52-week high of Rs 36.50.
Market Overview
The market ended higher on 24 Apr 2026, with Sensex up 446 points to 85,632.68 (+0.52%) and Nifty 50 up 140 points to 26,192.15 (+0.54%). Both indices hit fresh peaks intraday, with Sensex touching 85,801.70 and Nifty reaching 26,246.65, as the session was supported by calm global cues and developments linked to the India-US trade deal narrative in the provided context.
Sector performance was mixed. Nifty Financial Services rose 0.79% and Nifty Bank ended higher (up 0.22%), while Nifty PSU Bank fell 0.89% and Nifty Media dropped 1.54%, underlining a selective risk-on trade concentrated in index heavyweights.
Breadth remained weak despite the benchmark rise, with 1,872 stocks advancing versus 2,304 declining and 177 unchanged. The BSE Midcap (-0.13%) and BSE Smallcap (-0.17%) also closed lower, highlighting that today’s gains were driven more by large-cap leadership than broad-based participation.
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