D-Street Newsmakers: PGCIL, SBI and Delhivery among 10 stocks that saw the most action today

After a day’s breather, Indian equities ended firm on the weekly expiry day, led by gains in oil and gas, banking, and metal stocks. Nifty at the close added 0.5 per cent, or 104.8 points, to settle at 21,255, while Sensex gained 358.79 points, or 0.51 percent, to end at 70,865.1. Among the Nifty sectoral indices, all the sectors ended the day in the green with media and energy being the major outperformers.

Here are the 10 stocks that buzzed most in trade on December 21.

Texmaco Rail:

The railways stock soared nearly 5 per cent higher after the company said the recent order it bagged from the Ministry of Railways was to be executed in three tranches by December 31, 2025.

Chemplast Sanmar:

Shares of the commodity chemicals company spiked as much as 8 per cent to settle at Rs 511 amid heavy volumes in the counter.

Power Grid Corporation (PGCIL):

Shares of the utility major ended over 2 per cent higher at Rs 232.35 as the company’s subsidiary commissioned a transmission system strengthening scheme for the evacuation of power from solar energy zones in Rajasthan (8.1 GW) phase-II project.

Kalyani Steels:

Shares of the iron and steel products company ended 0.7 per cent lower at Rs 433.2 as the company’s CFO tendered his resignation.

SBI:

Shares of the state-run lender ended over 1 per cent higher at Rs 643.7 as the company signed a deal to obtain a line of credit of 200 million euros from the European Investment Bank or EIB.

Ami Organics:

Shares of the pharma company ended with 6 per cent gains at Rs 1144.6 after the company entered into a MOU  with a global electrolyte manufacturer for the production of electrolytes for battery cells and related materials in Gujarat, India. 

Interglobe Aviation:

Shares of the company ended around 1 per cent higher at Rs 2881.75 after the airline operator, in a regulatory filing, disclosed about the Rs 20 lakh penalty imposed by the Directorate-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).

Manali Petrochemical:

Shares of the firm notched over 7 per cent gains and settled at Rs 81.02 each as the company resumed operations at its Chennai facility.

Delhivery:

Shares of the logistics solution provider ended over 6 per cent at Rs 387.45 as the company unveiled its largest trucking terminal at Bhiwandi in Maharashtra. 

Tarsons Products:

Shares of the medical equipment and supplies company closed 14 per cent higher at Rs 554.8 as the company is set to acquire German medical distributor Nerbe.