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
Banking stocks emerged to be the most in demand today with UCO Bank surging 20% and Bank of Maharashtra gaining 15.1% during the trading session. In the top 5 stocks for the day, 4 belonged to banking.
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
The chart below shows good traction for financial and banking stocks during the week as well. UCO Bank is the top stock of the week too with 27.4% gains in the last 7 sessions. The stock is our weekly winner and is priced at Rs 19 as compared to Rs 15 a week ago.
Another stock which has done significantly well in the last 1 week is Bank of Maharashtra. It is our 2nd weekly winner with over 25% returns for investors.
As per the chart below, this week we can see strong demand from with financial stocks, with 7 out of 10 stocks belonging to the sector.
Top gainers of the month
Picking a stock that gives a 30% return in 30 days is great luck–or insight. Union Bankis our top gainer in the monthly winners chart with a whopping 66.2% gains. Bank of India is the 2nd biggest winner in last 30 days, with 60% returns.
Financial stocks continue to shine in our monthly winners chart as well.
Top gainers in last 6 months
Union Bank is at the top in our 6 monthly gainer chart as well as the share rose from Rs 35 to Rs 76, delivering 118.5% returns. The second-best performer over half a year is Cochin Shipyard, the stock rose 115% during the same period. Even the #10 stock on the list rose 74%.
Top gainers in last 1 year
Adani Power continued to top the yearly winner chart as the stock gained 218% in last 1 year. Elgie Equipment jumped 139% in a year and is the 2nd best performer. 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.
Bank of Maharashtra comes up as the most consistent of the five lists as it appears in 4 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)
