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Welspun Corp Ltd, NCC Ltd, Jindal Saw Ltd, Cartrade Tech Ltd are among the other stocks to see a surge in volumes on NSE today, 21 August 2026.
JBM Auto Ltd saw volume of 108.72 lakh shares by 14:14 IST on NSE, a 58.26 fold spurt over two-week average daily volume of 1.87 lakh shares. The stock increased 6.83% to Rs.665.95. Volumes stood at 1.65 lakh shares in the last session.
Welspun Corp Ltd witnessed volume of 167.55 lakh shares by 14:14 IST on NSE, a 26.38 times surge over two-week average daily volume of 6.35 lakh shares. The stock increased 14.58% to Rs.2,297.50. Volumes stood at 7.49 lakh shares in the last session.
NCC Ltd notched up volume of 179.08 lakh shares by 14:14 IST on NSE, a 13.17 fold spurt over two-week average daily volume of 13.60 lakh shares. The stock rose 7.29% to Rs.150.28. Volumes stood at 22.24 lakh shares in the last session.
Jindal Saw Ltd witnessed volume of 105.46 lakh shares by 14:14 IST on NSE, a 11.22 times surge over two-week average daily volume of 9.40 lakh shares. The stock increased 9.12% to Rs.294.35. Volumes stood at 7.17 lakh shares in the last session.
Cartrade Tech Ltd witnessed volume of 18.63 lakh shares by 14:14 IST on NSE, a 8.71 times surge over two-week average daily volume of 2.14 lakh shares. The stock increased 6.35% to Rs.3,079.00. Volumes stood at 5.95 lakh shares in the last session.
Consumer durables shares extend losses for a third consecutive session.
At 10:25 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex declined 832.12 points or 1.10% to 74,413.21 The Nifty 50 index dropped 261.20 points or 1.10% to 23,382.30.
The broader market underperformed the frontline indices. The BSE 150 MidCap Index tumbled 1.66% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index dropped 2.57%.
The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 764 shares rose and 3,102 shares fell. A total of 204 shares were unchanged.
In the foreign exchange market, the rupee edged lower against the dollar. The partially convertible rupee was hovering at 96.2300 compared with its previous close of 95.8100. It also touched an all-time intraday low of 96.25 today.
In the commodities market, Brent crude for July 2026 settlement rose $1.83 cents or 1.67% to $111.09 a barrel.
Earnings to Watch:
Indian Oil Corporation(down 2.42%), Afcons Infrastructure(down 6.87%), Ola Electric Mobility(down 3.17%), Apollo Micro Systems(down 2.16%), Indraprastha Gas(down 1.22%), JSW Cement(down 1.95%), Puravankara(down 1.90%), Sun Pharma Advanced Research Company(down 2.26%), Strides Pharma Science(down 1.81%), Baazar Style Retail (down 5.01%) and Zydus Wellness(down 2.94%) will announce their quarterly earnings today.
Buzzing Index:
The Nifty consumer durables index tumbled 3.34% to 34,366.50. The index fell 3.42% in the two consecutive trading sessions.
Amber Enterprises India (down 13.68%), PG Electroplast (down 5.56%), Blue Star (down 3.8%), Kalyan Jewellers India (down 3.41%), Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals (down 2.86%), LG Electronics India (down 2.84%), Dixon Technologies (India) (down 2.4%), Havells India (down 2.38%), Bata India (down 2.27%) and Titan Company (down 2.05%) tumbled.
Stocks in Spotlight:
Gland Pharma surged 12.47% after the pharma company has reported 96.62% increase in consolidated net profit to Rs 366.7 crore on a 22.31% rise in net sales to Rs 1,742.80 crore in Q4 FY26 over Q4 FY25.
NCC slipped 5.22% after the company reported an 18.8% drop in consolidated net profit to Rs 206.02 crore in Q4 FY26, compared to Rs 253.82 crore recorded in Q4 FY25.
Profit before tax stood at Rs 293.59 crore in Q4 FY26, down 20% from Rs 367.16 crore posted in the corresponding quarter of the previous year.
In Q4 FY26, revenue from the construction segment was Rs 6,183.32 crore, reflecting an 1.49% YoY rise, while revenue from the real estate segment stood at Rs 49.39 crore, up 28.52% YoY.
During the quarter, the company’s EBITDA slipped by 1.08% to Rs 550 crore, down from Rs 556 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal.
On a full-year basis, the company’s consolidated net profit declined 17.6% to Rs 675.32 crore on a 6.2% drop in revenue from operations to Rs 20,823 crore in FY26 over FY25.
On a full-year basis, the company’s order book stood at Rs 83,004 crore compared with Rs 71,568 crore in FY25, reflecting 16% growth year-on-year. Order inflows for FY26 stood at Rs 31,884 crore versus Rs 32,888 crore in FY25, marking a 3% year-on-year decline. The company reported a book-to-bill ratio of 4x, indicating multi-year revenue visibility.
For FY2025-26, the company has recommended a dividend of Rs 2.20 per equity share of face value Rs 2 each, equivalent to 110%. The dividend is subject to shareholders’ approval at the ensuing Annual General Meeting (AGM). The company has fixed Friday, 14 August 2026, as the record date for determining eligible shareholders for the dividend.
NCC is engaged in the infrastructure sector, primarily in the construction of industrial and commercial buildings, housing projects, roads, bridges, and flyovers; water supply and environmental projects; mining; power transmission lines; irrigation; and hydrothermal power projects.
For the full year,net profit declined 17.63% to Rs 675.32 crore in the year ended March 2026 as against Rs 819.88 crore during the previous year ended March 2025. Sales declined 6.20% to Rs 20823.00 crore in the year ended March 2026 as against Rs 22199.36 crore during the previous year ended March 2025.