On Monday, the NIFTY 500 index climbed to a fresh all-time high of 21,926. The index closed 3.29% higher at 21,797.40. 455 stocks from the index ended in the green. Benchmark index Nifty 50 registered its best in 3 years going up 3.25% to end at 23,263.90. On February 1, 2021, the Nifty had surged up over 4%.

The star performer of the day was Adani Power, which saw a massive increase of 15.7% from its last close, reaching a current price of ₹874.5. The huge surge today comes as the markets cheered the exit polls. predicting the return of the incumbent government. The energy’s major market cap crossed ₹3.3 lakh crore leaving behind Nifty 50 heavyweight Tata Motors and Titan.

Gainers

Following closely was GAIL, which saw a 12.97% increase, with its stock price rising to ₹230.8. PFC and REC also saw substantial gains, with their stock prices increasing by 12.66% and 12.41% respectively. Bank of Baroda rounded off the top five with a 12.09% increase in its stock price.

On the other end of the spectrum, GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals was the worst performer of the day, with its stock price dipping by 4.76% to ₹2494.7. This was the largest percentage decrease among the bottom five performers on the NIFTY 500 index.

Losers

Other stocks that saw a decline include Godfrey Phillips, which saw a 3.57% decrease in its stock price. DOMS and Fortis also experienced losses, with their stock prices dipping by 3.39% and 3.31% respectively. Bikaji completed the bottom five with a 3.18% decrease in its stock price.

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