Top Gainers and Losers Today: Zydus Wellness, Trent, Kalyan Jewellers Lead Gains; IRB Infra, Latent View, Cohance Decline Amid Market Weakness

The Nifty 50 index lost 0.47% to close at 22,606.1, while the Sensex lost 0.59% to end at 72,886.6 by 9:48 am IST. Breadth was weak, with 11 of the 16 sectoral indices falling. Small caps fell 0.3%, while mid caps were flat. Brent crude rose to $110 per barrel, increasing inflation fears, and Asia gave mixed signals with fresh geopolitical threats against Iran from the US side.

Zydus Wellness, Trent, Kalyan Jewellers Drive Gains

Zydus Wellness has been identified as one of the key performers among Nifty 500 stocks, wherein its share price climbed up more than 12–13% on the back of positive volumes. The stock has seen a huge increase in volume, which increased from the 30-day average of 30.65 lakh to about 90.5 lakh shares. Zydus Wellness is a consumer wellness company involved in health and nutrition products. The performance has been attributed to the announcement by the company regarding its appeal to the tax order issued by the Spanish authorities concerning its UK subsidiary.

Trent, which is a part of the Tata Group, saw a strong buyer’s sentiment, leading to its stock prices climbing above 6%. The trading volume more than doubled to more than 23 lakh shares as compared to its 30-day average of 9.27 lakh shares. Trent is known for its retail chains, including Westside and Zudio. The rally in the stock was led by a solid update from its business segment, wherein the company announced that it achieved a growth of 20% YoY in its Q4FY26 revenues at ₹4,937 crore.

Kalyan Jewellers stock saw an appreciation of about 5% on account of growing interest from investors, with volumes jumping up to 48 lakh compared to the normal 34 lakh shares witnessed in the past thirty days. The company is known for its prominent position within the retail jewellery business in both India and the Middle East.

IRB Infrastructure, Latent View, Cohance Lifesciences Among Top Losers

IRB Infrastructure Developers witnessed a fall in its stock by more than 6%. It is an infrastructure developer in the roads sector. It seems that the reason for the fall is primarily due to poor sentiments prevailing in the market and profit booking, since no specific trigger for the fall in its share price was observed.

Latent View Analytics witnessed a fall of neary 4.6% on the day. It is a provider of analytics and artificial intelligence-based business solutions. Although it recently announced strategic investments and some updates concerning the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria, it did not have any immediate cause for its fall.

Cohance Lifesciences share price dropped by nearly 3.8%, continuing its downtrend. The firm is active in the pharmaceuticals and specialty chemicals sector and deals with research and manufacturing contracts. 

Conclusion

Even though the market outlook is not promising, some stock options such as those of Zydus Wellness, Trent, and Kalyan Jewellers have been doing fairly well because of some key elements that have occurred in the industry. Nevertheless, there are some stocks like IRB Infrastructure, Latent View Analytics, and Cohance Lifesciences which faced selling pressure as a result of both unfavorable sentiments and the absence of any trigger elements. The market is now highly sensitive to international news and trends, particularly the cost of crude oil.