Nifty 500 Index: The year 2025 has been quite volatile for the stock market, especially in the smallcap and midcap segments. While benchmark indices hit new record highs, many stocks in the broader market left investors with heavy losses. In this series, there were some stocks of Nifty 500 index which registered a big decline in one year.
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail
The biggest loser of Nifty 500 index in 2025 was Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail. In the last one year, this stock wiped off more than 72 percent of investors’ value.
The company demerged in May 2025, under which it was divided into two separate listed entities. One new ABFRL was formed and the other Aditya Birla Lifestyle Brands i.e. ABLBL. After the demerger, shareholders received one ABLBL share for every ABFRL share.
The second name in this list is of Tejas Networks of Tata Group. This stock has fallen by about 63 percent in the last 12 months. It has registered a decline of 35 percent in the last six months and 6.6 percent in the last one month.
A month ago, Bharti Airtel had filed a complaint against Tejas Networks. Airtel alleged that due to the company’s sub-standard equipment, there is interference in its network in Rajasthan circle. Apart from this, the company suffered a consolidated net loss of Rs 193.9 crore in Q1 FY25. There was a profit of Rs 77.5 crore in the same quarter last year.
Bhavish Aggarwal’s Ola Electric Mobility remained in the headlines continuously in the year 2025, but the reasons were mostly negative. Along with controversies on social media, news of promoters selling shares also put pressure on the stock.
Ola Electric shares have fallen by about 62.4 percent in the last one year. The company’s shares were listed at Rs 76 on August 9, which was close to its issue price of Rs 75. The IPO was open between August 2 and August 6 and through this the company had raised more than Rs 6,000 crore.
SKF India also disappointed investors. This stock has lost about 60 percent value in the last one year. It has seen a decline of more than 20 percent in the last six months.
SKF India is the Indian unit of the Swedish multinational company SKF Group. The company has been present in India since 1923 and provides bearings, seals and lubrication systems for sectors such as automotive, railways, energy, aerospace and agriculture.
Praj Industries’ name has emerged as the fifth biggest loser in the Nifty 500 index. The stock has fallen 59 percent in the last one year, while it has declined 33 percent in the last six months.
The company reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 19.2 crore in Q2 FY26, showing a decline of 65 per cent year-on-year. Last year, in the same quarter, the company’s profit was Rs 53 crore.
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