May 27, 2026
Domestic stock markets ended lower on Monday, recording their second successive loss on the back of selling pressure in financials, IT and energy stocks despite strong traction in auto counters. While Nifty declined 6.55 points or 0.03% to close at 23,907.15, the BSE Sensex settled at 75,867.80, down 141.90 points or 0.19%. Here are 5 stocks that saw action today:
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Shares of Jaiprakash Power Ventures (JP Power) surged nearly 20% to close at Rs 22.87 on the NSE on Wednesday to extend gains for a fifth consecutive session to over 25%. The share has been rising after Adani Power said it has signed definitive agreements with Jaiprakash Associates Limited (JAL) to acquire a 24% stake in JP Power.
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Shares of Aditya Birla Group Hindalco Industries and state-owned Nalco rallied up to 5% on Wednesday after aluminium prices soared to a 4-year high, buoyed by Iran war tensions and possible production cuts by China, the world’s largest manufacturer.
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Shares of National Aluminium Company and Hindalco Industries ended over 4% higher amid a rally in aluminum prices on the London Metal Exchange (LME). The industrial metal increased by 0.6% to reach its highest price since March 7, 2022, at $3,672.50 per metric tonne.
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Shares of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) dropped 4% intraday before closing at Rs 830, down nearly 3% after a report said the government could begin formal marketing next month for a proposed stake sale that may raise up to Rs 100 billion ($1 billion). The government plans to sell a stake of about 2% in the state-run insurer in late June or early July to institutional investors, according to a Bloomberg report.
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Shares of HDFC Bank ended 2.54% lower at Rs 759.15 on the NSE today after a report in Indian Express stated that the Audit Committee of the Board (ACB), under the chairmanship of M D Ranganath, had ordered a formal “Internal Vigilance Investigation” into payments totalling Rs 45 crore made to the MSRDC, just days before the former chairman Atanu Chakraborty resigned on March 18.
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The shares of FirstCry-parent Brainbees Solutions declined 3.4% to finish the day at Rs 229 on the NSE on Wednesday even as its Q4 net loss narrowed 61% to Rs 30.30 crore from the Rs 77 crore net profit reported in the corresponding quarter of the previous financial year. While losses contracted sharply, revenue grew 12% YoY to Rs 2,163 crore in Q4 FY26, up from Rs 1,930 crore in the same quarter last year.
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Shares of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation tumbled as much as 5% to their day’s low of Rs 272.45 on the NSE on Wednesday despite reporting a consolidated net profit of Rs 10,820 crore for the March quarter, marking a 46% increase from Rs 7,431 crore recorded in the same period last year. Revenue from operations increased 4% YoY to Rs 1,73,805 crore.
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