Why Did Adani Ports Share Price Rise Over 1% Today? Check Key Factors (2 Sep)

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone shares gained over 1% in afternoon trade on September 2, 2026, even as the broader market faced heavy selling pressure. The stock was trading around ₹1,666, making it one of the top Nifty 50 gainers.

The rise came after Adani Ports reported record monthly cargo volumes of 50 million metric tonnes in August, marking its highest ever monthly volume and a 19% year on year increase. Strong growth in dry cargo and container volumes supported the overall performance.

Record cargo volumes support Adani Ports

Adani Ports handled 50 MMT of cargo in August, up 19% from the same month last year. The company said growth was broad based across its domestic and international port network.

Dry cargo volumes rose 25% year on year, while container volumes increased 15% during August. For the year to date through August, Adani Ports handled 234.4 MMT of cargo, up 16% from the corresponding period last year.

Container and port operations see growth

Adani Ports said its container business benefited from the expansion of its transshipment platform led by Vizhinjam and Colombo. The company also reported growing volumes in liquid cargo and dry cargo, including coastal cargo.

The August performance keeps the company on track towards its longer term target of handling 1 billion metric tonnes of annual cargo by FY31. However, its rail logistics business remained weaker, with August rail volumes at 54,131 TEUs, up 6% sequentially, while year to date volumes fell 33% year on year to 2.50 lakh TEUs.

Adani Ports stock performance

Adani Ports shares were trading around ₹1,673 at 2:10 pm on September 2, up 1.63%. The stock touched an intraday high of ₹1,676.70 and a low of ₹1,632.10.

Adani Ports shares have gained 12.4% so far in 2026, compared with an 8.8% decline in the Nifty 50 over the same period. At the current price, the company has a market capitalisation of around ₹3.85 lakh crore.

Historical stock returns

Period	Return
1 Day	+1.54%
5 Days	-1.73%
1 Month	-1.37%
6 Months	+10.01%
1 Year	+25.31%
5 Years	+124.67%

Adani Ports stock metrics

Metric	Value
Current Price	₹1,673
Market Cap	₹3,85,395 crore
High / Low	₹1,892 / ₹1,292
Stock P/E	29.0
Book Value	₹416
Dividend Yield	0.46%
ROCE	14.1%
ROE	16.4%
Face Value	₹2
NSE	ADANIPORTS
BSE	532921