Top Gainers on Feb 01, 2026: Maxhealth, Wipro, Sunpharma, TCS, Drreddy Shine Amid Market Dip

The BSE Sensex fell to a low of 81,129, down 1,140 points or 1.39%, while the NSE Nifty50 traded at 24,965, down 356 points or 1.41%.

During her Budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced an increase in STT (Securities Transaction Tax): the STT on futures trades will rise from 0.02% to 0.05%, and the STT on options premiums will go up from 0.1% to 0.15%.

The broader market also weakened, with the Nifty Midcap 100 dropping 2.7% and the Nifty Smallcap 100 down 3.4%.

Top Gainers of the Day

• MAXHEALTH gained 3.35%, opening at ₹958 and trading at ₹988.85, with a high of ₹996.40 and volume of 22.2 lakh shares.
• WIPRO rose 1.41%, opening at ₹236.80 and closing at ₹240.24, with intraday highs of ₹241.80 and 43 lakh shares traded.
• SUNPHARMA advanced 1.27% to ₹1,615.60 from a previous close of ₹1,595.30, hitting an intraday high of ₹1,655.70.
• TCS increased 0.68% to ₹3,145.00, opening at ₹3,123.80, with a high of ₹3,193 and volume of 11.4 lakh shares.
• DRREDDY edged up 0.64% to ₹1,225.90, with an intraday low of ₹1,212.50 and a volume of nearly 3 lakh shares.

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Conclusion

Investors favored select blue-chip and pharma stocks for safe intraday gains, highlighting pockets of resilience amid a broader market slump.

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