May 14, 2026
Domestic stock markets ended strongly on Thursday, led by banks, metals and pharma stocks, negating selling trends in IT counters. It was the second successive gain for the frontline indices. While Nifty gained 277 points or 1.18% to close at 23,689.60, the BSE Sensex settled at 75,398.72, up 789.74 points or 1.06%.Here are 6 stocks that saw action today:
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Shares of Zydus Lifesciences ended 5.6% higher at Rs 991.70 on the NSE after the company announced that its board of directors will meet on May 19 (Tuesday) to consider a buyback of shares. The pharma company also announced the acquisition of US-based cancer drug-maker Assertio for $166.4 million.
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Shares of NLC India ended 14% higher at Rs 370.90 on Thursday, after the company reported a massive 189% year-on-year surge in net profit for the January-March quarter of FY26 at Rs 1,394 crore. The revenue from operations rose 32% YoY to Rs 5,043 crore in Q4FY26.
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Shares of Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) closed 4.2% higher at Rs 3,339.10 on Thursday, extending sharp gains amid multiple tailwinds, which pushed the shares of the exchange nearly 9% higher in one week. In the longer term, MCX shares have delivered more than 1,116% returns over three years and 988% returns in five years.
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Shares of Cipla jumped around 8% on Thursday to settle at Rs 1,436.70 as some of the brokerages issued bullish calls for the stock even after the pharma major reported a 55% YoY decline in its consolidated net profit at Rs 555 crore in the fourth quarter, compared with Rs 1,222 crore in the last year's quarter. The company’s bottom line contracted 55% YoY.
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Shares of Tata Motors (Commercial Vehicles) ended 1.3% lower at Rs 379.45 after falling 4.3% intraday to the day's low of Rs 367.50. It was despite the company reporting a 70% increase in standalone net profit at Rs 2,406 crore from Rs 1,419 crore posted in the same period last year. Revenue rose 22% year-on-year to Rs 24,452 crore.
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Shares of Kaynes Technology crashed 20% to close at Rs 3,336.50 on the NSE after the electronics manufacturing company's Q4 results delivered a triple blow of revenue guidance miss, deteriorating balance sheet metrics, and a sharp decline in profit, prompting at least two brokerages to cut their ratings on the stock. JPMorgan downgraded the stock to Neutral from Overweight.
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