February 6, 2026
Indian stock markets fell for the second day in a row on February 6, 2026. Weak global markets, especially a sharp decline in US technology stocks, dragged markets lower.
At the time of writing, the BSE Sensex was trading 130 points lower at 83,183. Meanwhile, the NSE Nifty was 82 points lower at 25,559.
Amid the negative market, Hindustan Copper emerged as one of the big losers of the day.
Hindustan Copper is a central public sector undertaking owned by the Ministry of Mines, Government of India.
It is India’s only government-owned, vertically integrated copper producer engaged in a wide range of activities including mining, enrichment, smelting, refining and production of continuously cast copper bars.
Today, the company’s share price fell 4%, attracting the attention of market observers.
What led to this sudden decline?
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