Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd. (HSCL) Share Price Falls 3.13% Today

Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd. traded at Rs 681.6, down 3.13% today, with a market capitalisation of Rs 37,855.68 crore.

Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd. Share Price was at Rs 681.6 on 21 August 2026 at 2:03:17 PM IST, down Rs 22.05 or 3.13% from the previous close of Rs 703.65. The company’s market capitalisation stood at Rs 37,855.68 crore, placing this move firmly in the large-cap bracket and putting the stock in focus across Stock Market Today screens, Stocks in News lists and Top Losers Today trackers.

Today’s move matters because the stock cleared the verified single-day price fall threshold for its market-cap category. The supplied data confirms that Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd. belonged to the Large Cap category and crossed the exact qualifying threshold of 3%, making it a rule-based top decliner event rather than routine intraday noise. That is the core reason the stock is trending in Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd. Stock News and Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd. Share Price Today searches.

The supplied data establishes the price event clearly, but it does not establish a company-specific catalyst for why the stock is falling. What investors can verify immediately is the direction of price action, the trading range, the turnover and the scale of participation across BSE and NSE. In this Univest analysis, the focus stays on what the numbers show: the depth of the share price decline, how active the trading session has been, how the company’s size compares with the Chemicals sector snapshot, and how peer metrics frame the stock’s current market position. For readers tracking Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd. Share Price, that provides a disciplined starting point without guessing at reasons not supported by the data.

Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd. (HSCL) Share Price Today: Price Action Analysis

Metric	Value
Current Price	Rs 681.6
Previous Close	Rs 703.65
Today's Change	Rs -22.05 (-3.13%)
Day Open	Rs 708.2
Day High	Rs 710.35
Day Low	Rs 681.25
Current Volume (BSE)	4,66,023
BSE Traded Volume	4,66,023
NSE Traded Volume	76,08,554
Combined NSE + BSE Volume	80,74,577
Turnover	Rs 31.76 crore
Market Capitalisation	Rs 37,855.68 crore
Market Cap Category	Large Cap

Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd. (HSCL) traded at Rs 681.6. versus the previous close of Rs 703.65, a fall of 3.13%. The stock opened at Rs 708.2, reached Rs 710.35, touched Rs 681.25. Reported volume was 4,66,023.

Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd. (HSCL) Fundamental Analysis

Metric	Value
Market Capitalisation	Rs 37,855.68 crore

The available company-specific fundamental context begins with scale. Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd. carries a market capitalisation of Rs 37,855.68 crore, which is far above the median and average market capitalisation shown in the supplied Chemicals sector benchmark, making size a major part of this stock’s market identity.

For Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd. Fundamental Analysis, the clearest verified company-level marker in the supplied data is market capitalisation of Rs 37,855.68 crore. Market capitalisation measures company size rather than business quality, but it still matters because it affects how the market interprets price swings. A 3.13% decline in a company of this size is different from the same percentage move in a much smaller chemicals stock, especially when the event threshold is screened by category.

Within the supplied Chemicals benchmark, the market-cap median is Rs 234.03 crore and the market-cap average is Rs 541.65 crore across 212 companies. That means Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd. Market Cap is many times larger than both central benchmark points. In practical terms, the stock sits in a very different scale bucket from most names listed in the peer universe included here, which is one reason its intraday decline can attract disproportionate attention in Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd. Share Price News and broader Market Update coverage.

The current dataset does not attach a direct company-specific P/E, P/B, ROE, ROCE, EPS, book value or dividend yield figure to Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd., so the most disciplined fundamental reading comes from size, category and relative placement. Even so, this is enough to establish useful context: the stock belongs to a large-cap company operating within the Chemicals space, and its Rs 37,855.68 crore valuation means a sharp session move carries weight in sector sentiment screens. Univest therefore treats today’s decline as a significant market event from a size-and-liquidity perspective, while investors monitoring Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd. Financial Results, Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd. Earnings and Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd. Company News would typically pair this market-cap context with future reported financial disclosures rather than infer more than the current data supports.

That naturally leads into sector and peer comparison, where the numerical benchmark is richer and helps frame how unusual the company’s size is within its listed universe.

Sector and Industry Context

Metric	Value
Sector	Chemicals
Benchmark Scope	same sector
Benchmark Median P/E	18.25x
Benchmark Average P/E	36.32x
Benchmark P/E Range	0.51x to 731.13x
Benchmark Median P/B	1.52x
Benchmark Median ROE	11.96%
Benchmark Median ROCE	14.67%
Company Market Capitalisation	Rs 37,855.68 crore
Benchmark Median Market Cap	Rs 234.03 crore

Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd. (HSCL) is classified under sector: Chemicals.

Track today's top decliners through the Univest top decliners screener. The peer table below provides the company-level comparison.

The Chemicals sector snapshot provides the strongest comparative frame in this article. It shows a broad listed universe, wide valuation dispersion and moderate median profitability, while Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd. stands out mainly for its market-cap scale relative to the benchmark set.

Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd. is mapped to the Chemicals sector in the supplied data. The benchmark scope is described as the same sector, covering 212 companies. That matters because it gives a wide comparison pool rather than a narrow handpicked sample. Within this universe, 174 companies had P/E data, with a median P/E of 18.25, an average of 36.32, a minimum of 0.51 and a maximum of 731.13. For price-to-book, 211 companies were counted, with a median of 1.52 and an average of 1.70, while the range extended from -57.56 to 36.36.

Profitability markers in the same sector also show broad dispersion. The median ROE was 11.96 and the average ROE was 14.68 across 211 companies. ROCE had a median of 14.67 and an average of 16.57, again based on 211 companies. This indicates that the Chemicals basket includes both low-return and high-return businesses, so relative positioning usually requires company-specific profitability numbers before strong conclusions can be drawn.

Where the company stands out decisively is scale. The benchmark market-cap median was Rs 234.03 crore and the average was Rs 541.65 crore, with a minimum of Rs 5 crore and a maximum of Rs 3,016.55 crore inside the displayed benchmark set. Against that, Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd. Market Cap of Rs 37,855.68 crore is substantially higher than the benchmark’s average and even well above the maximum shown in the benchmark companies list. That does not by itself make the stock cheap or expensive, but it does show that Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd. Share Price movements can have a visibility level different from most listed sector names. For Univest readers, this sector context is important because the stock’s decline happened inside a sector universe with wide valuation and return spreads, yet the company’s scale is clearly an outlier on the higher side.

Peer Comparison

Company	Symbol	Market Cap (Cr)	P/E	P/B	ROE (%)	ROCE (%)
Grauer & Weil (India) Ltd.	GRAUWEIL	3,016.55	18.81	2.69	14.35	19.47
Bhansali Engineering Polymers Ltd.	BEPL	2,965.15	15.33	2.67	42.11	56.88
Chemplast Sanmar Ltd.	CHEMPLASTS	2,845.18	0	-10.05	0	183.45
Kiri Industries Ltd.	KIRIINDUS	2,808.41	0.51	0.44	12.26	12.2
GSP CROP SCIENCE LIMITED	GSPCROP	2,769.49	28.05	3.44	18.63	23.5

Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd. (HSCL) has a market capitalisation of Rs 37,855.68 crore. Among the 5 peers shown, 0 have a larger market capitalisation.

The supplied peer set helps place Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd. beside other listed Chemicals names on valuation, profitability and size. Even without direct subject-company multiples in the dataset, the comparison highlights how diverse the sector is and how unusually large the company is versus these peers.

The peer snapshot includes Grauer & Weil (India) Ltd., Bhansali Engineering Polymers Ltd., Chemplast Sanmar Ltd., Kiri Industries Ltd., GSP CROP SCIENCE LIMITED, Rossari Biotech Ltd., Nocil Ltd., JG Chemicals Ltd., SH Kelkar And Company Ltd. and Bharat Rasayan Ltd. Across these names, market capitalisation ranges from Rs 2,127.33 crore for Bharat Rasayan to Rs 3,016.55 crore for Grauer & Weil (India). Every one of those figures sits far below Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd.’s Rs 37,855.68 crore market capitalisation.

The peer valuation and profitability spread is also wide. P/E values in the displayed set range from 0.51 for Kiri Industries to 40.82 for Nocil, while P/B runs from 0.44 for Kiri Industries to 4.40 for JG Chemicals, with Chemplast Sanmar showing -10.05. ROE ranges from 0 for Chemplast Sanmar to 42.11 for Bhansali Engineering Polymers, and ROCE ranges from 9.48 for SH Kelkar to 183.45 for Chemplast Sanmar. Grauer & Weil posts P/E of 18.81, P/B of 2.69, ROE of 14.35 and ROCE of 19.47, while Rossari Biotech shows P/E of 18.71, P/B of 2.07, ROE of 16.17 and ROCE of 24.37.

What this means for Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd. Stock Analysis is straightforward: the company is much larger than the displayed peers, but the current dataset does not attach subject-company multiples needed for a like-for-like valuation judgement. Still, the peer screen is useful because it shows investors the range of valuations and returns that exists within Chemicals. Univest readers tracking Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd. Share News can therefore see today’s decline in the context of a sector where peer fundamentals vary sharply, rather than assuming a uniform industry profile.

Why Investors Are Watching Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd.

Investors are watching the stock because today’s decline was large enough to qualify on a market-cap-adjusted basis, and because the trading session showed meaningful liquidity across exchanges. In short, this was not just a routine tick lower in Stocks Falling Today screens; it was a verified top decliner event in a large-cap Chemicals company.

• Verified price fall: The stock fell 3.13% to Rs 681.6 from Rs 703.65, clearing the exact 3% threshold for the Large Cap category.
• Intraday weakness: After opening at Rs 708.2 and hitting Rs 710.35, the stock slipped to Rs 681.25, indicating pressure through the session.
• Active trading: Total volume reached 80,74,577 shares, including 4,66,023 on BSE and 76,08,554 on NSE, with turnover of Rs 31.76 crore on the measured exchange.
• Scale matters: A market capitalisation of Rs 37,855.68 crore makes this a closely watched large-cap move within Chemicals.
• Sector framing: The Chemicals benchmark spans 212 companies, giving useful valuation and profitability context for market watchers.

What should investors monitor next? The cleanest watch points are whether the stock stabilises relative to today’s low of Rs 681.25, whether trading volume remains elevated after this session, and how upcoming Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd. Latest News or Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd. Financial Results align with the market’s current tone. Univest also sees value in tracking whether the stock remains a top decliner or drops out of daily weak-momentum screens as new sessions develop.

About Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd.

Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd. is being tracked here within the Chemicals sector, based on the supplied classification. Even with a concise dataset, two facts stand out clearly: the company operates in a sector with a wide spread of valuations and profitability metrics, and it carries a market capitalisation of Rs 37,855.68 crore that is far larger than the displayed sector median and average.

That market positioning matters for investors reading Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd. Stock News because large-cap chemicals names often attract closer institutional and retail attention during volatile sessions than smaller sector counters. The benchmark companies in the supplied sector universe span general Chemicals, Dyes & Pigments, and Pesticides & Agrochemicals, which shows the breadth of the ecosystem in which the company is being evaluated.

For practical tracking purposes, Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd. Share Price should be viewed as part of both a company-specific market narrative and a wider sector narrative. When a stock of this size appears among market movers, participants in NSE News, BSE News and Market News typically assess not only the day’s decline but also how the company compares with the broader sector framework. That is the role of this Univest update: to place the price move inside verified sector and peer context without stretching beyond the supplied facts.

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For a stock that has just qualified as a large-cap top decliner, consistent monitoring matters. On Univest, users can track how Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd. Share Price Live evolves after today’s weakness, whether the stock remains in market movers lists, and how fresh company disclosures alter the conversation around the stock. That makes Univest a practical destination for ongoing, data-led tracking rather than one-off headline reading.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd. Share Price today?

Ans. Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd. Share Price was Rs 681.6 at 2:03:17 PM IST on 21 August 2026. The stock was down Rs 22.05 from the previous close of Rs 703.65, marking a 3.13% intraday decline.

Why is Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd. falling today?

Ans. The supplied data confirms that the stock fell 3.13% in the session and qualified as a price fall event. It establishes the move and trading activity, but it does not establish a company-specific catalyst for the decline.

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Ans. Yes. Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd. With a dayChangePercent of -3.13%, the stock cleared that bar and entered the top decliner screen.

What were the day’s open, high and low levels?

Ans. The stock opened at Rs 708.2, touched an intraday high of Rs 710.35 and fell to a day low of Rs 681.25. This range shows the session turned weak after the opening phase despite the early uptick.

How much volume was traded in Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd. today?

Ans. Total traded volume was 80,74,577 shares, including 4,66,023 shares on BSE and 76,08,554 shares on NSE. The measured turnover was Rs 31.76 crore, showing that the day’s decline came with visible market participation.

What is the market capitalisation of Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd.?

Ans. The company’s market capitalisation was Rs 37,855.68 crore in the supplied data. That size is far above the Chemicals sector benchmark median of Rs 234.03 crore and average of Rs 541.65 crore, highlighting its large-cap status.

Which sector does Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd. belong to?

Ans. Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd. is classified under the Chemicals sector in the supplied dataset. The benchmark used for comparison covers the same sector and includes 212 companies, providing a broad context for valuation and market-cap analysis.

How does the Chemicals sector benchmark look?

Ans. In the supplied sector snapshot, the Chemicals benchmark had a median P/E of 18.25 and average P/E of 36.32. Median ROE stood at 11.96, while median ROCE was 14.67 across 211 companies with profitability data.

How does Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd. compare with listed peers on size?

Ans. The displayed peers ranged from Rs 2,127.33 crore to Rs 3,016.55 crore in market capitalisation, while Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd. stood at Rs 37,855.68 crore. That makes it substantially larger than the entire shown peer set.

What should investors monitor next in Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd.?

Ans. Investors can watch whether the stock stabilises around today’s low of Rs 681.25, whether volumes stay elevated after total turnover of Rs 31.76 crore, and whether fresh company news changes the tone around the current decline.