Gainers & Losers: Top 10 stocks that moved the most on August 6
At close, the Sensex was down 166.26 points or 0.21 percent at 80,543.99, and the Nifty was down 75.35 points or 0.31 percent at 24,574.20. About 1293 shares advanced, 2584 shares declined, and 153 shares unchanged.
After a choppy intraday session, bears drove Dalal Street into the red during the afternoon trade on Wednesday, August 6, as the Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee's decision failed to support the benchmark indices. Further, investors decided to trim exposure to the equity markets as U.S. President Trump's repeated tariff threats roiled sentiment.
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Bharti Hexacom | CMP Rs 1,795 | Shares of Airtel subsidiary declined 4 percent on August 4 after global brokerage firm CLSA downgraded shares on to 'Underperform', following the Bharti Airtel unit's Q1 FY26 earnings report, which came in below expectations. Bharti Hexacom's revenue stood at Rs 2,260 crore, down 1 percent quarter-on-quarter, but up 18 percent year-on-year.
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Gland Pharma | CMP: Rs 1,957 | Shares rose 4 percent before closing in the red on August 6 after the company's profit after tax (PAT) for the quarter ended June stood at Rs 215 crore, up 50 percent from Rs 143 crore reported in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal year. Consolidated revenue from operations figures stood at Rs 1,505 crore in Q1FY26, as against Rs 1,401 crore reported in the year-ago period, marking a rise of 7 percent.
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Berger Paints | CMP Rs 565 | Shares declined 2 percent on August 6 as it reported an 11 per cent YoY profit decline in the first quarter of FY26. The company posted a net of Rs 315.04 crore in Q1 FY26, while its profit in Q1FY25 stood at Rs 354.03 crore in Q1FY26. The company’s revenue grew by 3.5 per cent YoY in Q1FY26, as its revenue in the corresponding quarter of the preceding fiscal year stood at Rs 3,091 crore.
Britannia Industries | CMP Rs 5,402 | Shares of the company slipped over 4 percent on trade on August 6, following its muted earnings show for the quarter ended June 30, 2025. Britannia Industries reported a 3 percent rise on-year in consolidated net profit at Rs 520.13 crore for the June quarter of FY26. The biscuit maker had reported a net profit of Rs 504.88 crore in the June quarter a year ago.
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Astra Microwave Products | CMP Rs 992 | Shares surged as much as 4 percent after the company received an order worth Rs 135 crore from the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for the upgradation of the ground-based radar system. The execution of the order is scheduled to be completed within a period of 18 months.
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Pharma Stocks | Indian pharmaceutical giants like Sun Pharma, Cipla, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, and Lupin, among others, saw steep cuts of up to 2 percent in the morning on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump said he would sharply raise tariffs on imported medicines. "We’ll be putting an initially small tariff on pharmaceuticals, but in one year, one-and-a-half years, maximum, it’s going to go to 150 percent and then 250 percent," Trump said.
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NSDL | CMP Rs 936 | Shares rose as much as 17 percent and made a healthy stock market listing on Wednesday at a premium of 10 percent over its issue price, following a strong 41 times subscription to its Rs 4,011-crore initial public offer (IPO). The initial share sale of National Securities Depository Ltd (NSDL) was opened for public subscription between July 30 - August 1.
CCL Products | CMP Rs 862 | Shares fell as much as 6 percent on August 5 after the company reported a flat net profit for the June quarter, despite strong revenue growth. The stock later pared losses to end 1.75 percent lower at Rs 910.60 on the BSE. The Andhra Pradesh-based instant coffee maker posted a 36.5 percent year-on-year jump in revenue for the first quarter of FY26 at Rs 1,055 crore.
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Defence Stocks | Shares of major defence players rose in trade on Wednesday, August 6, after the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) cleared a series of capital acquisition proposals totalling approximately Rs 67,000 crore. The aim is to strengthen the operational readiness of the Indian Armed Forces, ranging from the Air Force, Navy, and Army. In a boost to the Indian Navy, AoNs were approved for the procurement of Compact Autonomous Surface Craft, BrahMos Fire Control Systems and Launchers, and the upgradation of the BARAK-1 Point Defence Missile System.
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Bajaj Auto | CMP Rs 8,178 | Shares slipped as much as 1 percent after it reported a 14 percent year-on-year rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 2,210.44 crore for the fiscal first quarter of FY26, according to its stock exchange filing. Revenue from operations climbed to Rs 13,133.35 crore in Q1 FY26, marking a 10 percent increase from the same quarter last year. The company sold 11.11 lakh units in Q1 FY26, up 1 percent from 11.02 lakh units in the same period last year.
