Market Roars Back: Sensex Jumps 440 Points, Nifty Eyes 25,200 Milestone - Kotak Mahindra, L&T, and Axis Bank Lead Charge
Indian equities stage powerful rebound as banking and infrastructure giants fuel rally.
Heavyweight financials and industrial names drive broad-based recovery—proving once again that old economy stocks still move markets when crypto takes a breather.
Kotak Mahindra, L&T, and Axis Bank spearhead gains, showcasing institutional confidence returning to traditional sectors.
The Nifty's push toward 25,200 signals renewed bullish momentum—because sometimes even legacy markets remember how to rally.
Top gainers & losers intraday
Shares of Kotak Mahindra Bank, Larsen & Turbo, Axis Bank, Bharti Airtel, JSW Steel and NPTC led the gainers of Nifty 50 pack. Shriram Finance, Tata Consumer Products, Bajaj Finance, Titan and Nestle declined to trade as major laggards.
A total of 2,980 stocks were traded on the National Stock Exchange at the time of writing, out of which, 1,935 advanced, 938 declined and 107 remained unchanged.
A total of 79 stocks touched their 52-week high such as Amber, Axiscades, Dalmia Bharat and Aadhar Housing Finance, whereas 16 hit their 52-week low. Meanwhile, 84 stocks, including Reliance Power and Steelcast, were locked in the upper circuit and 12 in the lower circuit.
Midcap & smallcap movers
GMR Airport, Tata Consumer, Bharti Hexacom, MRF and M&M Finance soared 2-4 per cent among the midcap index, while Max Health, Ola Electric, Vodafone Idea, BSE and MFSL declined 1-2 per cent.
Under the smallcap segment, Aegis Logistics, Godfrey Phillips, Aadhar HFC, Tejas Networks and Neuland Lab led the gainers with 4-8 per cent rally.
JBM Auto, HBL Engineering, Brigade, Titagarh Rail and Welspun Corp depreciated by 2-3 per cent.
On the BSE, shares of Redington, Aegis Logistics, Godfrey Phillips, Force Motors and Vaibhav Global zoomed 6-16 per cent. On the flip side were Indraprastha Medical, JBM Auto, Yatharth Hospital, GMDC and IIFL CAPS.
Published on September 16, 2025
Companies to follow- Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd
- Larsen & Toubro Ltd
- Axis Bank Ltd
- Bharti Airtel Ltd
- JSW Steel Ltd
- NTPC Ltd
- Tata Consumer Products Ltd
- Bajaj Finance Ltd
- Titan Company Ltd
- Nestle India Ltd
