Nifty 50 stocks in April 2026: 47 of 50 rose

Almost everything rose

In April 2026, 47 of the 50 stocks in the current Nifty 50 rose. In March only four had. The median stock gained 7.9%, against 7.5% for the Nifty 50 itself, and 30 of the 50 rose more than the index.

Each figure compares a stock's close on 30 March 2026, the lowest Nifty 50 close of the year so far, with its close on 30 April 2026, from daily closing prices. The list is the current Nifty 50 membership, applied to the whole month. The month's index moves are in April 2026 in numbers.

The leaders

Adani Enterprises rose on most days of the month rather than in one jump: its largest single-day gain was 8.6%, on 8 April.

The laggards

HCL Technologies did most of its fall in one session: it lost 10.8% on 22 April.

March's order, turned over again

In March the order of February had flipped. April flipped March's. The ten stocks that fell most in March gained an average of 13.0% in April; the ten that held up best in March gained an average of 3.3%.

Three of March's four worst are on April's leader board: Adani Enterprises, Bajaj Finance and Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles. Going the other way, Sun Pharma, Apollo Hospitals and Max Healthcare are among April's laggards, from a group that had held up better than most in March.

Taking the two months together, 20 of the 50 stocks ended April above their 27 February close. Nestle India (+12.9%), Hindalco (+12.2%) and Coal India (+11.8%) gained most over the two months.

By sector

Each stock counted equally:

The IT group split down the middle. Wipro (+6.9%), Tech Mahindra (+6.5%) and TCS (+4.9%) rose; Infosys and HCL Technologies fell.

Since the low

The Nifty 50's year low so far is its 30 March close of 22,331.40. By 4 May, the latest close before this post, the index was 8.0% above it and the median constituent 9.0%.

What this does not tell you

Rebounds are measured from a chosen low. Starting the count at the year's lowest close so far flatters every number in the last table.

Membership is the current list, applied backwards, and these are price changes without dividends.

One month's leaders are often the next month's laggards, as the last three months show. Nothing here is a recommendation to buy or sell any stock.

Where to go from here

The stocks page shows which mutual funds own each company, for example Adani Enterprises and HCL Technologies.

For the institutions on the other side of these moves, see FII vs DII in April 2026; the single best day of the rebound is in the Nifty 50's 3.8% day.