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  • NIFTY 25,424.65 -288.35 (-1.12%)
  • SENSEX 82,225.92 -1,068.74 (-1.28%)
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Tuesday, February 24, 2026 , BSE Sensex : 82,225.92 82,225.92(-1.28%) , Adani Ports : 1,555.25 1,555.25(-0.08%) , Asian Paints : 2,413.25 2,413.25(-0.64%) , Axis Bank : 1,387.65 1,387.65(0.08%) , Bajaj Finance : 1,023.80 1,023.80(-0.70%) , Bajaj Finserv : 2,046.05 2,046.05(-0.24%) , Bharat Electron : 435.00 435.00(-1.07%) , Bharti Airtel : 1,940.70 1,940.70(-2.83%) , Eternal : 253.95 253.95(-5.28%) , HCL Technologies : 1,339.40 1,339.40(-6.10%) , HDFC Bank : 910.70 910.70(-1.42%) , Hind. Unilever : 2,359.30 2,359.30(0.62%) , ICICI Bank : 1,384.80 1,384.80(-1.02%) , Infosys : 1,276.55 1,276.55(-3.91%) , Interglobe Aviat : 4,850.20 4,850.20(-0.23%) , ITC : 323.55 323.55(-0.55%) , Kotak Mah. Bank : 427.60 427.60(-0.72%) , Larsen & Toubro : 4,258.50 4,258.50(-3.59%) , M & M : 3,429.90 3,429.90(-0.44%) , Maruti Suzuki : 14,924.40 14,924.40(-0.95%) , NTPC : 382.75 382.75(1.94%) , Power Grid Corpn : 304.85 304.85(0.49%) , Reliance Industries : 1,430.15 1,430.15(0.16%) , SBI : 1,223.85 1,223.85(-0.32%) , Sun Pharma.Inds. : 1,730.55 1,730.55(-0.10%) , Tata Steel : 209.15 209.15(0.53%) , TCS : 2,574.50 2,574.50(-3.79%) , Tech Mahindra : 1,346.55 1,346.55(-6.60%) , Titan Company : 4,294.20 4,294.20(0.51%) , Trent : 3,934.65 3,934.65(-2.93%) , UltraTech Cem. : 12,951.50 12,951.50(-0.18%) ,

Nifty 50 : 25,424.65 -288.35(-1.12%) , Adani Enterp. : 2,183.00 -8.00(-0.37%) , Adani Ports : 1,555.40 -0.40(-0.03%) , Apollo Hospitals : 7,720.50 27.50(0.36%) , Asian Paints : 2,413.10 -16.60(-0.68%) , Axis Bank : 1,387.60 0.90(0.06%) , Bajaj Auto : 9,829.00 -76.50(-0.77%) , Bajaj Finance : 1,023.55 -7.45(-0.72%) , Bajaj Finserv : 2,043.30 -8.30(-0.40%) , Bharat Electron : 435.05 -4.70(-1.07%) , Bharti Airtel : 1,941.00 -56.30(-2.82%) , Cipla : 1,326.70 0.20(0.02%) , Coal India : 430.95 4.95(1.16%) , Dr Reddy's Labs : 1,300.20 -7.20(-0.55%) , Eicher Motors : 7,929.00 -109.50(-1.36%) , Eternal : 254.00 -14.00(-5.22%) , Grasim Inds : 2,879.30 5.90(0.21%) , HCL Technologies : 1,339.20 -87.00(-6.10%) , HDFC Bank : 910.50 -13.10(-1.42%) , HDFC Life Insur. : 734.75 -7.70(-1.04%) , Hind. Unilever : 2,358.60 13.20(0.56%) , Hindalco Inds. : 922.85 6.65(0.73%) , ICICI Bank : 1,384.80 -14.60(-1.04%) , Infosys : 1,275.50 -52.00(-3.92%) , Interglobe Aviat : 4,850.30 -11.90(-0.24%) , ITC : 323.50 -1.90(-0.58%) , Jio Financial : 255.25 -2.55(-0.99%) , JSW Steel : 1,254.50 14.00(1.13%) , Kotak Mah. Bank : 427.70 -3.00(-0.70%) , Larsen & Toubro : 4,259.20 -158.90(-3.60%) , M & M : 3,433.20 -13.90(-0.40%) , Maruti Suzuki : 14,926.00 -146.00(-0.97%) , Max Healthcare : 1,086.40 2.80(0.26%) , Nestle India : 1,320.00 4.90(0.37%) , NTPC : 382.75 7.30(1.94%) , O N G C : 276.50 0.85(0.31%) , Power Grid Corpn : 304.80 1.45(0.48%) , Reliance Industries : 1,428.80 0.80(0.06%) , SBI : 1,223.30 -4.50(-0.37%) , SBI Life Insuran : 2,082.90 -26.70(-1.27%) , Shriram Finance : 1,061.70 -3.00(-0.28%) , Sun Pharma.Inds. : 1,731.80 -0.50(-0.03%) , Tata Consumer : 1,178.00 6.20(0.53%) , Tata Motors PVeh : 377.55 -2.40(-0.63%) , Tata Steel : 209.13 0.99(0.48%) , TCS : 2,573.70 -102.60(-3.83%) , Tech Mahindra : 1,345.40 -95.50(-6.63%) , Titan Company : 4,294.50 21.80(0.51%) , Trent : 3,931.30 -123.60(-3.05%) , UltraTech Cem. : 12,960.00 -16.00(-0.12%) , Wipro : 200.14 -5.75(-2.79%) , Tuesday, February 24, 2026

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Market Commentary - Mid-Session
23-Feb-2026     14:32
Barometers trades with decent gains; FMCG shares rally
The headline equity benchmarks traded with moderate gains in the mid-afternoon trade despite concerns surrounding the recent U.S. tariffs announcement. Investors will monitor crude oil and gold price movements. The Nifty traded above the 25,650 mark.

FMCG shares advanced after declining in the past trading session.

At 14:26 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex advanced 289.60 points or 0.35% to 83,104.31. The Nifty 50 index rose 72.55 points or 0.29% to 25,643.80.

In the broader market, the BSE 150 MidCap Index declined 0.52% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index advanced 0.19%.

The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 1,821 shares rose and 2,376 shares fell. A total of 222 shares were unchanged.

Buzzing Index:

The Nifty FMCG index rose 0.45% to 52,004.55. The index declined 1.76% in the past trading session.

United Spirits (up 2.62%), Godrej Consumer Products (up 1.51%), United Breweries (up 1.35%), Hindustan Unilever (up 1.20%), Tata Consumer Products (up 1.18%), Marico (up 1.05%), Nestle India (up 0.92%), Varun Beverages (up 0.63%), Dabur India (up 0.34%) and Britannia Industries (up 0.22%) advanced.

On the other hand, Kwality Walls India (down 1.77%), ITC (down 0.52%) and Patanjali Foods (down 0.39%) edged lower.

Numbers to Track:

The yield on India's 10-year benchmark federal paper slipped 0.19% to 6.712 compared with the previous session close of 6.725.

In the foreign exchange market, the rupee edged higher against the dollar. The partially convertible rupee was hovering at 90.8325 compared with its close of 90.9450 during the previous trading session.

MCX Gold futures for 2 April 2026 settlement advanced 1.31% to Rs 158,935.

The US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the greenback's value against a basket of currencies, was down 0.24% to 97.48.

The United States 10-year bond yield fell 0.27% to 4.078.

In the commodities market, Brent crude for April 2026 settlement lost 84 cents or 1.17% to $70.92 a barrel.

Stocks in Spotlight:

IDFC First Bank slumped 16.47% after the bank said that it has uncovered fraudulent transactions worth around Rs 590 crore at one of its branches in Chandigarh, allegedly involving a few employees.

Pine Labs added 3.34% after the company announced that it has won multiple landmark contracts from Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL), and Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL). Under the contracts executed with respective OMCs, Pine Labs will be entrusted with deploying, managing, and maintaining the digital payments infrastructure at petrol pumps and merchant outlets across India.

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