Gainers & Losers: Top stocks that moved the most on August 19

Nifty ends near 25,000 on follow-on buying

Nifty and Sensex notched a fourth straight day of gains on August 19, powered by strong rallies in auto, oil & gas, metal, and FMCG stocks. The cheer spread across the board, with mid and smallcaps stealing the spotlight as they outpaced the frontline indices.

Reliance Industries | CMP: Rs 1,420 | The stock gained over 2 percent on August 19 after Jio indirectly raised tariffs by 20% with entry-level plan withdrawal.

SPML Infra | CMP: Rs 295 | The stock surged over 3 percent on August 19 after the company announced that it has bagged a Rs 1,073 crore contract for a water supply project in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.

L&T Finance | CMP: Rs 217 | The stock rose 3 percent on August 19 amid heavy volumes. In the past two trading days, L&T Finance shares have rallied 7 per cent after S&P Global Ratings revised the NBFC's stand-alone credit rating upward by one notch due to likely improvement in its risk adjusted capital (RAC) ratios.

Kernex Microsystems | CMP: Rs 1,104 | Kernex Microsystems India shares hit 5 percent upper circuit on August 19 after the KERNEX-KEC consortium received a letter of acceptance (LoA) from West Central Railways, Bhopal.

Ahluwalia Contracts | CMP: Rs 934 | The stock fell nearly 3 percent on August 19 after the company reported lower-than-estimated numbers in the June 2025 quarter (Q1FY26), missing market expectations.

All Time Plastics | CMP: Rs 307 | The stock rallied 6 percent to Rs 308 apiece on August 19, extending gains for the third straight day after ace investor Manish Chokhani picked up a stake worth Rs 10 crore. With this rise, the stock now trades 12 percent above its IPO’s upper price band of Rs 275 per share.

Cotton stocks | Vardhman Textiles, Gokaldas Exports, Ambika Cotton Mills, and Welspun Living rallied in the range of 1 percent to 8 percent on August 19 after the Centre removed the 11 percent import duty on raw cotton till September 30.

Inox Wind | CMP: Rs 144 | The stock gained nearly 5 percent on August 19 after the company said It has sold stake worth ₹175 crore in its subsidiary Inox Renewable Solutions Ltd. to investors at a valuation for Rs 7,400 crore.

Alembic Pharma | CMP: Rs 993 | The stock surged 2 percent on August 19 as it said it has received the final approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) for its abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) Macitentan Tablets, 10 mg.

Sarda Energy | CMP: Rs 592 | The stock gained on August 19 after the company said it has been declared a successful bidder for Senduri Coal Mine in Madhya Pradesh on a 9.5% revenue sharing basis with the state government.