Top Gainers and Losers Today (October 29): NTPC, Adani Ports, ONGC Lead Market Rally; Full List of Winners and Losers

The day of Tuesday, October 29, 2025, was marked by vigorous leh by Dalal Street that caused the market indices to rise considerably. The global cues coming out were positive, and US President Donald Trump made comments about a probable trade deal with India. Trump, during his press briefing prior to the APEC Summit in South Korea, remarked that he was "working on a trade deal with India" and referred to PM Modi as a "tough" and "strong" leader. Such a statement made investors more confident, and as a result, Sensex and Nifty 50 set new records.

The Nifty 50 index went up by 162 points to reach an intraday peak of 26,097.85 and finally closed 118 points higher at 26,054 which was its first close above the 26,000 mark after September 2024. In the same manner, the BSE Sensex went up by 478 points to 85,105.83 and then it ended 369 points higher at 84,997.

The top gainer was NTPC which was also the biggest gainer on the Nifty 50 index, with a rise of 2.9% to ₹349. This surge happened after the company declared that its subsidary, NTPC Green, had got the classification of Schedule A Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) from the Government of India. The other major gainers included Adani Ports (+2.69%), ONGC (+2.61%), Power Grid (+2.43%), and JSW Steel (+2.4%).

In the course of the day, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories was the one among the losers that had fallen the most, going down by 2.4% to ₹1,258, and Coal India lost 2.16% to ₹4,354 crore after disclosing a drop in consolidated net profit for Q2 FY26 of 31% as compared to the same period last year. The company's revenue also experienced a drop of 3.19% to ₹30,187 crore, accompanied by an EBITDA drop of 22% to ₹6,716 crore. Bharat Electronics (-1.44%), Eternal (-1.18%), and Mahindra & Mahindra (-1.11%) were other stocks on the downside.

In the wider markets, the Nifty Midcap 100 index registered a gain of 0.64% (384 points) and eventually closed at 60,149 with 72 stocks gaining. SAIL was the top gainer with a 6.15% increase to ₹140, followed by M&M Financial Services (+5%), HUDCO (+4.42%), HPCL (+4.15%), and BHEL (+3.7%). However, Motilal Oswal sharp decline of 7.9% to ₹1,005 occurred after SEBI put forth new mutual fund regulations that clarify the definition of the Total Expense Ratio (TER) more. Other midcap losers were HDFC AMC (-4.33%), 360One Wam (-3.64%), PB Fintech (-2.87%), and Indus Towers (-1.17%).

On the other hand, the Nifty Smallcap 100 index moved up by 0.43% (80 points) to 18,488 with 67 stocks gaining at the end of the day. Five-Star Business Finance was the star performer with a 13% rise to ₹60 after it had announced a 7% increase in Q2 net profit to ₹286 crore. Aditya Birla Real Estate (+7.1%), Reliance Power (+5.88%), NBCC (+5.16%), and MRPC (+3.99%) were the other smallcap gainers. In the case of losses, Credit Access Grameen fell by 4.54% to ₹1,410 and then came KFIN Tech (-3.81%), CAMS (-3.22%), Star Health (-2.96%), and Anand Rathi Wealth (-2.65%).

The optimistic vibe at Dalal Street hints that the investors are counting on solid domestic fundamentals and global optimism, and also that the market experts are assuming that the trend will continue as long as the macroeconomic data is stable.