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India
Stocks in focus: 2 November 2026
Up to ten stocks that stand out today on our checks: new highs, breakouts on volume, strong results and positive news flow. Stocks meeting more than one test rank higher; at most two come from any one industry.
1. Laurus Labs (LAURUSLABS · Pharma - Bulk Drugs & Formulations)
All-time highBreakout on volumeStrong resultsAbout: Laurus Labs is a Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical company that makes active ingredients, finished generic medicines and contract research and manufacturing services. It first built its business on antiretroviral drugs. Main businesses: Generics API; Generics FDF; Ingredients. It is a large-cap stock with a market value of about ₹129,914 cr. It trades at 97 times earnings, above its own 10-year median of 33.
Why it is in the spotlight
- Trades at its 52-week high, and at an all-time high.
- Broke out of a price base in the last few sessions, on 3.3× its usual volume.
- Latest quarter: profit +125% and sales +33% from a year ago, a record quarterly profit; operating margin 34.0%.
- Relative strength 98/99: it has beaten 98% of the market over the past year.
| Price | Day | 1 month | 1 year | From 52-week high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ₹2,405.50 | +7.2% | +21.6% | +160.8% | +0.0% |
Risk: it moves about 3.0% on a typical day; the nearest chart support is about 14.6% below. It is stretched well above its 50-day average, so pullbacks can be sharp.
2. Sona BLW Precis (SONACOMS · Auto Ancillaries)
All-time highBreakout on volumeStrong resultsAbout: Sona BLW Precision Forgings is an Indian automotive technology company making differential assemblies, gears, starter motors and electric vehicle traction motors. Its customers are vehicle makers in the US, Europe, India and China, across both electrified and conventional powertrains. Main businesses: Differential assemblies and differential gears; Conventional and micro-hybrid starter motors, and BSG systems; Traction motors for electric vehicles (BLDC and PMSM types). It is a large-cap stock with a market value of about ₹53,034 cr. It trades at 67 times earnings, below its own 5-year median of 74.
Why it is in the spotlight
- Trades at its 52-week high, and at an all-time high.
- Broke out of a price base in the last few sessions, on 1.4× its usual volume.
- Latest quarter: profit +31% and sales +35% from a year ago, a record quarterly profit; operating margin 22.5%.
- Relative strength 95/99: it has beaten 95% of the market over the past year.
| Price | Day | 1 month | 1 year | From 52-week high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ₹890.50 | +1.9% | +9.2% | +94.0% | +0.0% |
Risk: it moves about 3.3% on a typical day.
3. Tanla Platforms (TANLA · IT Services - Mid & Small)
New 52-week highBreakout on volumeStrong resultsAbout: Tanla Platforms is a Hyderabad-based cloud communications company. It provides messaging platforms that connect businesses with telecom operators, with a focus on application-to-person messaging, security and protection against spam and fraud. Main businesses: Messaging platform; Trubloq; Wisely. It is a mid-cap stock with a market value of about ₹7,939 cr. It trades at 14 times earnings, below its own 10-year median of 19.
Why it is in the spotlight
- Trades within 0.8% of its 52-week high.
- Broke out of a price base in the last few sessions, on 2.7× its usual volume.
- Latest quarter: profit +17% and sales +25% from a year ago, a record quarterly profit; operating margin 15.8%.
- Relative strength 76/99: it has beaten 76% of the market over the past year.
| Price | Day | 1 month | 1 year | From 52-week high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ₹627.15 | +1.4% | +27.8% | +0.5% | -0.8% |
Risk: it moves about 4.2% on a typical day; the nearest chart support is about 1.0% below.
4. Pashupati Cotsp (PASHUPATI · Textiles - Cotton)
All-time highBreakout on volumeAbout: Pashupati Cotspin processes raw cotton into bales, cotton yarn and cotton seeds at a plant in Kadi, Mehsana district, Gujarat. It began as a limited liability partnership in 2013 and became a public company in 2017. Main businesses: Ginning of raw cotton (kapas), with 56 ginning units; Spinning of cotton yarn on 25,536 spindles; Cotton bales and delinted seeds. It trades at 105 times earnings, above its own 9-year median of 26.
Why it is in the spotlight
- Trades at its 52-week high, and at an all-time high.
- Broke out of a price base in the last few sessions, on 6.0× its usual volume.
- Relative strength 96/99: it has beaten 96% of the market over the past year.
| Price | Day | 1 month | 1 year | From 52-week high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ₹134.60 | +5.3% | +45.2% | +75.9% | +0.0% |
Risk: it moves about 4.6% on a typical day; the nearest chart support is about 12.1% below. It is stretched well above its 50-day average, so pullbacks can be sharp.
5. SMS Pharma (SMSPHARMA · Pharma - Bulk Drugs & API)
All-time highBreakout on volumeAbout: SMS Pharmaceuticals, based in Hyderabad, manufactures active pharmaceutical ingredients. It started in 1990 as a single-product facility and has grown into a multi-location group with sales in over 70 countries. Main businesses: APIs and intermediates; Contract research and manufacturing (CRAMS) and custom synthesis; Cytotoxic solid dose. It trades at 43 times earnings, above its own 10-year median of 21.
Why it is in the spotlight
- Trades at its 52-week high, and at an all-time high.
- Broke out of a price base in the last few sessions, on 5.7× its usual volume.
- Relative strength 94/99: it has beaten 94% of the market over the past year.
| Price | Day | 1 month | 1 year | From 52-week high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ₹511.35 | +5.3% | +6.7% | +76.9% | +0.0% |
Risk: it moves about 4.5% on a typical day; the nearest chart support is about 3.8% below.
6. Alivus Life (ALIVUS · Pharma - Bulk Drugs & Formulations)
Breakout on volumeStrong resultsAbout: Alivus Life Sciences, formerly Glenmark Life Sciences, makes high-value active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) for chronic conditions and is now controlled by the Nirma group. Its API business was spun off from its parent in 2019. Main businesses: APIs for cardiovascular; APIs for gastro-intestinal, anti-infective and other uses; Specialised molecules where it reports strong share. It trades at 25 times earnings, above its own 5-year median of 20.
Why it is in the spotlight
- Broke out of a price base in the last few sessions, on 6.4× its usual volume.
- Latest quarter: profit +52% and sales +16% from a year ago, a record quarterly profit; operating margin 38.9%.
- Relative strength 93/99: it has beaten 93% of the market over the past year.
| Price | Day | 1 month | 1 year | From 52-week high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ₹1,415.30 | +1.3% | +4.3% | +53.1% | -2.0% |
Risk: it moves about 4.2% on a typical day; the nearest chart support is about 6.8% below.
7. M B Agro Prod (MBAPL · Fertilizers)
All-time highBreakout on volumeAbout: Madhya Bharat Agro Products makes phosphatic fertilisers at a plant in Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. It was incorporated in 1997 and was taken over by new promoters in 2004 after a period of financial distress. Main businesses: Single super phosphate (SSP), used to supply phosphorus to soil; Beneficiated rock phosphate (BRP); Sulphuric acid. It trades at 45 times earnings, above its own 10-year median of 20.
Why it is in the spotlight
- Trades at its 52-week high, and at an all-time high.
- Broke out of a price base in the last few sessions, on 2.2× its usual volume.
- Relative strength 95/99: it has beaten 95% of the market over the past year.
| Price | Day | 1 month | 1 year | From 52-week high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ₹177.11 | +1.8% | +6.2% | +95.8% | +0.0% |
Risk: it moves about 3.6% on a typical day; the nearest chart support is about 1.6% below.
8. Coforge (COFORGE · IT Services - Mid & Small)
All-time highStrong resultsAbout: Coforge, formerly NIIT Technologies, is an IT services company that traces its roots to 1981. It runs application, cloud and process services for clients in a small number of industries, with proprietary platforms supporting insurance, financial services and travel processes. Main businesses: Application services and managed services; Business process services and intelligent automation; Cloud services and infrastructure management. It is a large-cap stock with a market value of about ₹83,971 cr. It trades at 39 times earnings, above its own 10-year median of 34.
Why it is in the spotlight
- Trades at its 52-week high, and at an all-time high.
- Latest quarter: profit +42% and sales +54% from a year ago; operating margin 19.8%.
- Relative strength 89/99: it has beaten 89% of the market over the past year.
| Price | Day | 1 month | 1 year | From 52-week high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ₹2,045.00 | +4.2% | +18.8% | +18.2% | +0.0% |
Risk: it moves about 3.5% on a typical day; the nearest chart support is about 10.3% below.
9. Navin Fluo.Intl (NAVINFLUOR · Materials - other)
All-time highStrong resultsAbout: Navin Fluorine International is a Mafatlal group company running one of India's larger integrated fluorochemicals complexes. It makes refrigerant gases, inorganic fluorides and speciality fluorine chemicals, and also does contract research and manufacturing. Main businesses: Refrigeration; Inorganic fluorides; Specialty fluorochemicals. It is a large-cap stock with a market value of about ₹44,361 cr. It trades at 50 times earnings, above its own 10-year median of 48.
Why it is in the spotlight
- Trades within 0.8% of its 52-week high, and at an all-time high.
- Latest quarter: profit +82% and sales +57% from a year ago, a record quarterly profit; operating margin 34.2%.
- Relative strength 93/99: it has beaten 93% of the market over the past year.
| Price | Day | 1 month | 1 year | From 52-week high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ₹8,680.00 | +5.1% | +5.4% | +67.7% | -0.8% |
Risk: it moves about 3.3% on a typical day; the nearest chart support is about 7.7% below.
10. Krishana Phosch (KRISHANA · Fertilizers)
All-time highBreakout on volumeAbout: Krishana Phoschem, incorporated in 2004, makes phosphatic fertilisers and dye intermediates in Madhya Pradesh. It started with beneficiated rock phosphate and moved on to single super phosphate and chemicals, and it is ISO 9001:2008 certified. Main businesses: Beneficiated rock phosphate (BRP); Single super phosphate (SSP) and granulated SSP; H-acid and other dye intermediates for textiles. It trades at 31 times earnings, above its own 10-year median of 28.
Why it is in the spotlight
- Trades at its 52-week high, and at an all-time high.
- Broke out of a price base in the last few sessions, on 1.6× its usual volume.
- Relative strength 96/99: it has beaten 96% of the market over the past year.
| Price | Day | 1 month | 1 year | From 52-week high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ₹228.55 | +2.7% | +23.4% | +94.6% | +0.0% |
Risk: it moves about 3.8% on a typical day; the nearest chart support is about 9.7% below.
How the list is chosen: stocks trading at least ₹10 cr a day are checked for a new 52-week or all-time high, a confirmed breakout on above-average volume, quarterly profit up 25%+ with sales up 10%+ (or a record profit) in results filed in the last 12 days, and two or more positive news mentions in the past four days. Each test met adds to the score, along with relative strength and trend. Inclusion is not a recommendation to buy.
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Top gainers and losers: today
- Gainers: Alcoa +6.8%, Century Aluminum +5.8%, CAVA Group +4.7%, Fomento Económico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V. +4.7%, Matador Resources +4.4%, Karman +4.3%
- Losers: Perusahaan Perseroan (Persero) PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk −12.5%, Moderna −10.5%, Twilio −10.5%, Okta −10.4%, JFrog −9.8%, Fastly −9.8%
94 stocks at 52-week highs this week
- 94 liquid stocks touched a 52-week high in the last five sessions. The largest: Apple, Microsoft, Berkshire Hathaway, Visa, ExxonMobil Holdings, Mastercard.
1 stocks traded 2.5× their normal volume
- Perusahaan Perseroan (Persero) PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk: 5.1× normal volume, −12.5%
Relative-strength leaders among large companies
- Moderna: RS 99, 3 months +258%
- PBF Energy: RS 99, 3 months +34%
- ImmunityBio: RS 99, 3 months +25%
- Lumentum: RS 99, 3 months +9%
- Micron Technology: RS 99, 3 months +3%
- Sandisk: RS 99, 3 months −4%
For education and information only, not investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Figures are computed from end-of-day market data and may contain errors; check before acting. Past performance does not predict future returns.
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