NEW DELHI: What stocks gained the most today? How do they compare with shares of companies that have given the highest return in the past one week, one month and one year?
We tell you all here, every day. Soon after the markets close, we analyse the short and long-term winners on the stock markets.
Top 10 stocks today
RBL Bank is the top gainer of the day with over 15% gains. The stock with 2nd biggest gains is Rashtriya Chemicals Fertilisers which surged almost 8% during the day to close at Rs 97.
The chart below shows which were the top 10 trading stocks today and how much return they generated for the investors.
Top gainers of the week
Today's top winner, RBL Bank, is the weekly winner as well with 19% jump in share price. The stock is now priced at Rs 120. Suzlon Energy emerged to be the 2nd biggest weekly winner as the share gave 14% returns to its investors.
Last week, healthcare stocks dominated market gains but this week we can see strong demand for capital goods and consumer staples.
Top gainers of the month
Picking a stock that gives a 30% return in 30 days is great luck–or insight. Deepak Fertiliser -- a small-cap company -- continued its stellar performance and is the top gainer of the month yet again, rising nearly 43%. JSW Energy is the 2nd biggest winner in last 30 days, with 38% returns.
Of the top 10 stocks, 8 of them gained over 30% in 1 month.
Top gainers in last 6 months
In the past six months price of an Adani Power share rose from Rs 123 to Rs 391, delivering a 218% returns. Adani Power is one of the 7 listed companies of the Adani group. The second-best performer over half a year delivered less than 50% of Adani Power return – Adani Transmission rose 82% during the same period. Even the #10 stock on the list rose 52%.
Top gainers in last 1 year
Adani Group companies continue to be yearly winners. While Adani Power gained 431% in last 1 year, Adani Transmission shares surged 214%.
Tata Teleservices Maharashtra (TTML) jumped 193% in a year largely due to a sudden and short-term spike of over 400% that stock had witnessed in January this year.
All the top 10 stocks in this list doubled the investors' money in the past year.
Overall winner
If you are not a day trader, and are looking for a consistent performer in these lists, here’s a table that lists common stocks from the above five charts. Adani Power and Deepak Fertliser come up as the most consistent of the five lists as they appear in 3 of the five top lists, indicating strong performance by the stock. A real gold will perhaps be the one that appears in all five lists and among the top five.
(Stock prices have been sourced from Yahoo Finance)
