Day’s biggest gainers & losers: BGR energy hits upper circuit, Dilip Buildcon tanks

The 30-share Sensex rallied 459.50 points or 0.80 per cent to close at 58,253.82. Its broader peer Nifty50 gained 150.10 points or 0.87 per cent to 17,354.05. Broader markets outperformed as BSE midcap and smallcap indices added over a per cent each.

2021 has been a strong year for equities where largecap benchmarks delivered 21-23 per cent returns to investors, and second-rung benchmarks delivering up to 60 per cent returns.

Vinod Nair, Head of Research at said, “2021 witnessed strong recovery amid continuing challenges from subsequent variants and ended positive. India outperformed most global peers supported by robust retail participation, economic recovery, vaccine coverage and rising appetite for Indian goods and services.

BGR Energy hit its upper circuit, and Swelect Energy was on a roll. CMS Info Systems made a flat debut before witnessing a rise in demand.

bled whereas Supriya Lifescience hit its lower circuit as investors booked profits.

Let’s have a look at the biggest movers and shakers of Friday’s session:

Gainers for the day:


BGR Energy Systems: The smallcap engineering and construction player hit an upper circuit of 20 per cent of Rs 85.80, scaling a new 52-week high ahead of its results for the quarter ended on December 31, 2021. It will announce its earnings soon.

Industries: The speciality chemical player was in demand this week as its subsidiary re-commenced operations of manufacturing facility at Sahibabad, Uttar Pradesh. The scrip has gained about 43 per cent this week. It settled at Rs 762.90, 15 per cent higher.

Swelect Energy Systems: The solar power company zoomed 14 per cent to Rs 285.10 amidst the rising demand for solar players. However, the rating agency ICRA has downgraded its ratings for long and short-term credit.

IDFC: The NBFC rallied 13 per cent to Rs 63.15 after the board of IDFC favored the merger of IDFC Ltd and IDFC Financial Holding Co Ltd (promoter group) with the bank. However, it is subject to approval from shareholders, creditors and other necessary regulators.

Dhanuka : The agrochemical player gained 11 per cent to Rs 807 following the series of events including an investor/analyst meet with Antique Stock Broking and signing of MoU for research with GB Pant University. The company will also announce its earnings soon.

CMS Info Systems: The last debutant of 2022 had a flat listing on the bourses. However, it witnessed a strong demand post listing, which boosted morale. The scrip settled at Rs 240.35, with an overall rise of 11 per cent over the issue price of Rs 216.

Vodafone Idea: The telecom player gained 10 per cent to Rs 15.35 on multiple factors such as the government relief package, prepaid tariff hikes, expected fundraising, relief measures 2.0 and another round of tariff hikes in 2022 could change the investor sentiment.

Losers for the day:

Dilip Buildcon: The road and highway player tanked 8 per cent to Rs 441.60 amid a weak technical set up on daily charts. The traded volume of the counter jumped manifold compared to the two week average.

Rane (Madras): The smallcap auto parts company shed 6 per cent to Rs 379 as the investors booked profits after the recent rally. The company will announce its results for the December quarter on January 24, 2022.

Parsvnath Developers: The smallcap realty player dropped 7 per cent to Rs 23.40 on profit-booking. The scrip had rallied about 50 per cent in the last one month as investors took some profit off the table.

Supriya Lifescience: The recently listed pharmaceutical player also witnessed profit booking. The counter has been on a freefall after rallying 93 per cent over the issue price of Rs 274. It ended the session at Rs 483.50, 5 per cent lower.