The Indian stock markets ended the week on a bullish note, with benchmark indices recording their best weekly gains in four years. On Friday, March 21, the BSE Sensex surged 557.45 points (0.73%) to close at 76,905.51. During the day, it soared 693.88 points (0.90%) to hit an intraday high of 77,041.94. Meanwhile, the NSE Nifty 50 climbed 159.75 points (0.69%) to settle at 23,350.40.
Several Nifty 50 stocks witnessed significant gains this week, with SBI Life, Shriram Finance and HDFC Life leading the charge. Let’s take a look at the top gainers of Nifty 50 this week, as per Trendlyne data.
Nifty 50 Top Gainers This Week
- SBI Life Insurance closed on Friday at ₹1,546.4, marking a 3.2% increase. Over the past week, the stock has surged 11.6%, making it the top gainer.
- Shriram Finance saw a 1.3% gain, closing on Friday at ₹676.8. The stock recorded a strong 9.2% increase over the week.
- HDFC Life Insurance climbed 0.8% to close in on Friday at ₹679.6, with a weekly gain of 9.2%.
- Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories witnessed a 1.1% increase, closing on Friday at ₹1,200.2. The stock posted an 8.3% rise in the past week.
- Apollo Hospitals Enterprises gained 2.1%, ending on Friday at ₹6,611.6, with an 8.3% gain over the week.
- Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) rose 2.9% to close in on Friday at ₹242.4, posting a 7.5% weekly increase.
- Bajaj Auto climbed 1.9% to ₹8,067.9, registering a 7.5% gain over the week.
- ICICI Bank surged 1.6% to close in on Friday at ₹1,343.1, with a 7.4% increase over the past week.
- Tata Motors gained 1.9%, closing in on Friday at ₹703.0, recording a 7.2% weekly increase.
- Larsen & Toubro (L&T) rose 1.9% to close in on Friday at ₹3,416.0, posting a 7.2% increase over the past week.
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