Sale of Rs 3 lakh crore! Sensex tanks 800 points, Nifty below 25,600. Four factors behind the dive

Benchmark indices Nifty and Sensex reversed early gains to trade sharply lower on Thursday after heavy selling in banking, metals, auto and FMCG stocks broke a three-day winning streak. The sharp fall wiped out Rs 2.73 lakh crore of investor wealth, reducing the total BSE market capitalization to around Rs 469 lakh crore.In today’s session, […]

Stock Market LIVE: GIFT Helpful Hints on Positive Start Amid Mixed Signals; Asian markets extend their gains

LIVE updates from the stock market, Wednesday February 11, 2026: India’s equity benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty, are likely to witness a positive opening on Wednesday amid mixed global cues. At around 6:50 am, the GIFT Nifty was trading at 26,050.5 levels, up 89 points or 0.34 percent. As part of the MSCI index revision […]

Markets are seeing the bright side with Sensex and Nifty recovering from early losses due to IT crisis

Indian stock benchmarks recovered from early losses to post gains late Friday as investors balanced optimism ahead of the release of the US-India trade deal against nervousness in the global technology basket. The NSE Nifty added 0.2% to end at 25,693.7, while the BSE Sensex rose 0.3% to 83,580.40. Both gauges ended the six-session trading […]

IT stocks tumble 6% as AI fears grip markets; Sensex is making marginal gains

The Nifty IT index fell nearly 6%, its steepest single-day decline in six years. Markets closed marginally higher on Wednesday after a sharp sell-off in information technology stocks, triggered by fears that artificial intelligence would disrupt traditional software business models, wiped out gains in the oil and gas and consumer-facing sectors, with the BSE Sensex […]

Nifty needs a break at 25,900 for fresh upside potential amid volatility: Analysts

Chart patterns across different time frames reflect indecision and increasing volatility, indicating exhaustion of the recent correction phase rather than a clear trend reversal. Analysts view a decisive close above the 25,880–25,900 zone as key to reviving upside momentum, while a break below 25,400–25,500 could deepen short-term weakness.NAGARAJ SHETTI SENIOR TECHNICAL RESEARCH ANALYST, HDFC SECURITIES […]

Metals, PSU banks and select capital markets excel in a bandwidth-constrained market: CA Rudramurthy BV

After a quiet week, Indian markets traded in the green on Friday as investors were cautiously optimistic for next week. CA Rudramurthy BV, MD, Vachana Investments shared his insights on Nifty, Bank Nifty and sector-specific opportunities, and urged traders to focus on capital protection in the current bandwidth-constrained environment.Nifty and Bank Nifty levels Rudramurthy identified […]