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
IDBI Bank is the top gainer of the day with 7.4% gains. Insurance behemoth New India Assurance Company shared the top gainers spot with IDBI by surged 7.4% during the day. 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
RBL Bank continues to be the weekly winner for 3rd day in a row, with 25% jump in share price. The stock is now priced at Rs 125 as against a price of Rs 100 a week back. Uflex Ltd emerged to be the 2nd biggest weekly winner as the share gave 21% returns to its investors. This week we can see strong performance from financial stocks.
Top gainers of the month
Picking a stock that gives a 30% return in 30 days is great luck–or insight. Bharat Earth Movers Ltd (BEML) -- a public sector undertaking engaged in manufacturing of heavy equipment -- continued its stellar performance and is the top gainer of the month, rising nearly 43%. Deepak Fertliser is the 2nd biggest winner in last 30 days, with 42% returns. Of the top 10 stocks, all 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 114 to Rs 377, delivering a 232% 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 97% during the same period. Even the #10 stock on the list rose 57%.
Top gainers in last 1 year
Adani Group companies continue to be yearly winners. While Adani Power gained 365% in last 1 year, Adani Transmission shares surged 190%. Tata Teleservices Maharashtra (TTML) jumped 173% 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. ELgi Equipment came up as the most consistent of the five lists as it appeared in 4 of the five top lists, indicating strong performance by the stock. Deepak Fertliser and IDBI also appeared in 3 of the 5 charts above. A real gold will perhaps be the one that appears in all five lists and among the top five.
