Gainers & Losers: Top 10 stocks that moved the most on August 25
At close, the Sensex was up 329.06 points or 0.40 percent at 81,635.91, and the Nifty was up 97.65 points or 0.39 percent at 24,967.75. About 1830 shares advanced, 2169 shares declined, and 178 shares unchanged.
Equity benchmarks Nifty 50 and Sensex recorded some gains, kicking off the holiday-truncated trading week on a positive note on Monday, August 25. Dovish signals from the U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell raised hopes of a rate cut, fuelling investor optimism across the globe.
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IT Stocks | Shares outperformed today after US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, speaking at the Jackson Hole Symposium, signaled that rate cuts could begin as early as next month, with markets anticipating a 25 basis points reduction in the September meeting. The sector saw broad-based buying, further supported by positive brokerage commentary. Notably, JPMorgan upgraded TCS to “overweight” from “neutral” and raised its price target to Rs 3,800 per share, providing a fresh boost to sentiment in a segment that has been grappling with sluggish growth and tariff concerns.
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JK Paper | CMP Rs 406.5 | Shares of the company and its competitor rallied as much as 17 percent on Monday, August 25, as the central government's move to impose a Minimum Import Price (MIP) on Virgin Multi-layer Paper Board, alongside amendments to the import policy under Chapter 48.
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Nazara Technologies | CMP Rs 1,108 | Stock hit a three-month low and slipped over 4 percent after the company announced suspension of their real-money gaming (RMG) offerings on Friday, to comply with the new online gaming law. The new law prohibits online money games where a user makes a deposit, directly or indirectly, with the expectation of earning winnings on that deposit. Analysts expect that the immediate fallout of the new law would be job losses, the collapse of start-ups, and a sharp drop in foreign and domestic investment.
Yes Bank | CMP Rs 19.6 | The share price of the private lender gained nearly 5 percent on August 25, after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) gave its approval to Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) to acquire a 24.99 percent stake in the lender. The stock has since cooled from the opening highs.
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Gokaldas Exports | CMP Rs 712 | Shares fell 6 percent ahead of the August 27 deadline for higher U.S. tariffs on Indian goods under President Donald Trump. Trump's additional 25 percent tariff on Indian goods threatens to double the existing trade penalty, raising it to a crushing 50 percent in total. Speaking to CNBC-TV18, Gokaldas Exports Vice Chairman and MD Sivaramakrishnan Ganapathi said, "We have to wait and see if the additional 25 percent tariff is applied on exports to the US."
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Vodafone Idea | CMP Rs 7.4 | Vodafone Idea (Vi) jumped almost 7 percent, extending significant gains for the second consecutive session after a report said that the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) is set to take a call on a relief proposal for the telecom major. The debt-laden operator has repeatedly warned it cannot survive without funding support, as banks remain wary of lending given its financial stress. Vi employs over 18,000 people and has nearly 198 million subscribers.
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Ola Electric Mobility | CMP Rs 48.6 | Stock gained 5 percent on Monday, touching an intraday high of Rs 49.40 after reports that the government’s policy think-tank Niti Aayog has convened a meeting with leading two-wheeler makers to fast-track the electrification of motorcycles. Executives from Hero MotoCorp, Bajaj Auto, TVS Motor, Ola Electric, Ather Energy and Revolt are expected to join the deliberations, a Hindu Businessline report stated.
Divis Laboratories | CMP Rs 6,242 | Stock gained 2 percent, thus reaching their highest level since August 6, as global brokerage Jefferies has upgraded the stock to "buy" and raised its price target to Rs 7,150 from Rs 6,750 earlier. Jefferies believes Divi's has the best GLP-1 or glucagon-like peptide-1 pipeline among Indian contract research, development, and manufacturing organisations.
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Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders | CMP Rs 2,751 | Shares surged as much as 4 percent after CNBC TV-18 reported that the Ministry of Defence has authorised the company to open cost negotiations with Germany’s Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems for building six submarines under the Rs 70,000-crore P-75(I) programme. Talks are expected to commence shortly, with the final contract likely to be awarded to the Mazagon Dock–Thyssenkrupp consortium about six months after negotiations are concluded successfully, according to CNBC TV-18 sources.
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Shree Refrigerations | CMP Rs 213 | Stock jumped over 19 percent on August 25 after it won an order worth Rs 106.6 crore from Hindustan Shipyard for the supply of five Fleet Support Ships. The contract involves the supply and installation of HVAC systems for five Fleet Support Ships, in line with the Statement of Technical Requirements (SOTR). The delivery is scheduled to be completed by March 31, 2028.
![Gokaldas Exports | CMP: XX | Gokaldas Exports shares fell nearly 7 percent ahead of the August 27 deadline for higher U.S. tariffs on Indian goods under President Donald Trump. Trump's additional 25% tariff on Indian goods threatens to double the existing trade penalty, raising it to a crushing 50% in total. Speaking to CNBC-TV18, Gokaldas Exports Vice Chairman and MD Sivaramakrishnan Ganapathi said, "We have to wait and see if the additional 25% tariff is applied on exports to the US. If it does, the industry will need support."](https://images.moneycontrol.com/static-mcnews/2025/07/20250726033238_Sensex_nifty_market_down_Sensex.jpg "Gokaldas Exports | CMP: XX | Gokaldas Exports shares fell nearly 7 percent ahead of the August 27 deadline for higher U.S. tariffs on Indian goods under President Donald Trump. Trump's additional 25% tariff on Indian goods threatens to double the existing trade penalty, raising it to a crushing 50% in total. Speaking to CNBC-TV18, Gokaldas Exports Vice Chairman and MD Sivaramakrishnan Ganapathi said, "We have to wait and see if the additional 25% tariff is applied on exports to the US. If it does, the industry will need support."")
![Divis Laboratories | CMP Rs xx | stock gained 2 percent, thus reaching their highest level since August 6, as global brokerage Jefferies has upgraded the stock to "buy" and raised its price target to Rs 7,150 from Rs 6,750 earlier. Jefferies believes Divi's has the best GLP-1 or glucagon-like peptide-1 pipeline among Indian contract research, development, and manufacturing organisations.](https://images.moneycontrol.com/static-mcnews/2025/08/20250305041212_stock_market_recovery_1280x720.jpg "Divis Laboratories | CMP Rs xx | stock gained 2 percent, thus reaching their highest level since August 6, as global brokerage Jefferies has upgraded the stock to "buy" and raised its price target to Rs 7,150 from Rs 6,750 earlier. Jefferies believes Divi's has the best GLP-1 or glucagon-like peptide-1 pipeline among Indian contract research, development, and manufacturing organisations.")
