Sensex & Nifty Edge Higher: Wipro, Infosys, HDFC & ICICI Bank Lead Charge While Metal Stocks Weigh

Indian indices inch forward as tech and banking giants flex muscle—yet metals drag like an anchor.

Who’s driving the rally? Wipro and Infosys are punching above their weight, while HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank throw their financial heft around. Meanwhile, the metal sector’s underperformance proves even commodities get stage fright.

Another day, another incremental gain—because why moon when you can crawl? (There’s your cynical finance jab.)

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Top gainers & losers intraday

Among the Sensex firms, Wipro, Infosys, HDFC Life, Eternal, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank led the gainers, while Tata Steel, Adani Ports, BEL, UltraTech Cement and Hindalco dragged the most.

Metal stocks such as NMDC, Jindal Steel, SAIL, Vedanta also declined close to 3 per cent.

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Nearly 1,188 stocks advanced and 1,604 declined of all the 2,877 stocks that were traded on the National Stock Exchange at the time of writing. Muthoot Finance, Choice International, Cartrade Tech, Delhivery, Eternal, Hyundai, ixigo and M&M were among 54 stocks that hit a 52-week high. Bata India, Deepak Nitrite, Vodafone Idea were among 48 that hit a 52-week low.

About 56 shares featuring SML ISUZU and Indo Tech hit the upper circuit and 43 stocks including Pasupati Acrylon traded at the lower circuit.

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Under the midcap segment, Kalyan Jewellers, Tata Communications, Vishal Mega Mart, Ola Electric and Muthoot Finance zoomed 5-10 per cent to trade in positive territory, while Max Health, NHPC, NMDC, Vodafone Idea and Oil India declined 2-4 per cent.

Smallcap stocks such as Newgen, Manappuram, Reliance Power, HBL Engineering and CreditAccess gained 3-7 per cent, while Brigade, ITI, GRSE, Bata India and Aegis Logistics fell 3-7 per cent.

Pfizer and Bajaj Housing shares also climbed 4-5 per cent on the BSE, while Samhi Hotels and Surya Roshni plunged 7-11 per cent.

In addition, shares of Ashok Leyland, IOC, Vodafone Idea, Patanjali Foods, Borosil, Glenmark Pharma and more will remain in focus today due to Q1 results. Catch live updates

Published on August 14, 2025

• Wipro Ltd
• Infosys Ltd
• HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd
• HDFC Bank Ltd
• ICICI Bank Ltd
• Tata Steel Ltd
• Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd
• UltraTech Cement Ltd
• Hindalco Industries Ltd