Stock Market News Today: Nifty Ends Near 25,700, Sensex Halts Three-Day Losing Streak; HDFC bank, RIL Top Gainers

• Power Grid rose over 4.5% and Coal India gained over 3%, leading the Nifty 50.
• The broader market lagged: Nifty Midcap 150 rose 0.4%, while Nifty Smallcap 250 fell 0.1%; GMR Airports ( 6.5%) and Auro Pharma ( 3%) led midcaps, while Brainbees and Blue Jet fell over 10% each in smallcaps.
• All sector indices ended higher except Nifty Media and Nifty Auto; Nifty Realty and Nifty PSU Bank gained over 1.5%, with Canara Bank and Union Bank up over 2.5% and Signature Global up over 5%.

• India data: Unemployment rate, balance of trade, and exports and imports are due.
• China data: Foreign direct investment (year-to-date) year-on-year figures are scheduled.
• Corporate actions: Capillary Technologies’ 3-month anchor lock-in ends (3 million shares; 4% of outstanding). Healthcare Global Enterprises has a board meeting for fund raising.

• European markets opened higher on Monday as investors assessed updates from the Munich Security Conference.
• The pan-European STOXX Europe 600 was up 0.2% at 8:45 a.m. in London.
• Key indices were in the green, including France’s CAC 40 ( 0.29%), the UK’s FTSE 100 ( 0.22%) and Germany’s DAX ( 0.11%).
• US equity markets are shut today for Presidents’ Day.

• Indian equity benchmarks reversed early losses to finish at the day’s high, ending a losing streak.
• The Sensex rose over 650 points to 83,277, recovering more than 1,000 points from the day’s low; the Nifty 50 gained 0.8% to end near 25,700.
• HDFC Bank and Reliance Industries led the gains in the benchmark indices.

• Nifty IT turned green in trade and gained over 400 points.
• Coforge and Persistent Systems led the rise, with both stocks up over 2%.

• Long build-up: Torrent Pharmaceuticals, Rail Vikas Nigam (RVNL)
• Short covering: GMR Airports, KFin Technologies
• Long unwinding: MCX, IRCTC
• Short build-up: BSE, Inox Wind Energy

• Vayona Energy signed an agreement with Oyster Renewable Energy to supply 18 SG 3.6-145 wind turbines totalling 64.8 MW for a project in Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh, along with a long-term operations and maintenance contract.
• The company said this is its first deal since it began operations on December 1, 2025.
• Vayona Energy is the wind turbine maker acquired from Siemens Gamesa by TPG and MAVCO Investments and later renamed, according to the update.

• European markets opened higher on Monday as investors digested key points from the Munich Security Conference.
• The pan-European STOXX Europe 600 was up about 0.4% shortly after the open.
• The FTSE 100, Germany’s DAX and France’s CAC 40 also traded in positive territory.

• Nifty recovered in afternoon trade, with HDFC Bank among the key drivers; the note flagged 25,400–25,600 as a key trading range.
• The note said the Nifty Bank setup improved and options positioning pointed to scope for further gains; some IT names saw moves linked to short covering.
• Brokerage and exchange stocks stayed under pressure after RBI action, while major global markets such as the US were shut today; the rupee weakened past the 90.0–90.5 per dollar range and European markets opened higher.

• Long build-up: Torrent Pharmaceuticals, Power Grid Corporation of India
• Short covering: GMR Airports, Rail Vikas Nigam
• Long unwinding: Wipro, Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation
• Short build-up: Angel One, PI Industries

• Indian equities reversed early losses to trade at the day’s high by midday.
• The Sensex rose to 82,928, up over 300 points on the day and about 650 points above the session low.
• The Nifty 50 gained 0.3% to trade near 25,600.

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• AEQUS signed an MoU with the Tamil Nadu government to set up a manufacturing unit, according to an exchange filing.
• The company plans to invest Rs 1,900 crore in the Tamil Nadu unit over 10 years to manufacture aircraft engine components.
• The stock fell 1.2% to Rs 140.23.

• Larsen & Toubro said an arm has sold its stake in Nabha Power to Torrent Power for Rs 3,661 crore, according to an exchange filing.
• The transaction involves the sale of L&T’s holding in Nabha Power, the filing said.

• Coal India said it has incurred solar capex of Rs 961 crore till January 2026, according to an exchange filing.
• The company said it aims to install 3,000 MW of solar capacity by FY28.
• Coal India also said it aims to become a net-zero entity by FY28.

• Alivus Life Sciences fell over 2% to Rs 902 after a fire at its Gujarat plant on February 14 led to three injuries, according to an exchange filing.
• The company said it is investigating the cause of the fire and assessing the extent of damage at the plant.
• It is in the process of intimating insurance companies, the filing said.

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Larsen & Toubro's subsidiary has sold stake in Nabha Power for Rs 3,661 crore to Torrent Power.

Source: Exchange Filing

• US markets are shut on 16 February 2026.
• China markets are closed from 16 February to 23 February 2026; Taiwan markets are closed from 16 February to 20 February 2026; South Korea markets are closed from 16 February to 18 February 2026.
• Hong Kong has an early close at 9:30 am on 16 February 2026 and is closed from 17 February to 19 February 2026; India’s forex market is shut on 19 February 2026.

• Kotak Mahindra Bank saw 3.35 million shares change hands in a block trade, according to Bloomberg data.
• The buyers and sellers were not immediately known.

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• Diamond Power Infrastructure rose as much as 9.1% to Rs 143.90 on volume more than 14 times its 20-day average.
• GE Power India moved from a fall of as much as 3.3% to a gain of up to 8.8% at Rs 522.10, with volume more than 13 times its 20-day average.
• Jamna Auto Industries climbed as much as 10.7% to Rs 149.90 on volume almost 20 times its 20-day average.
• Shakti Pumps fell as much as 13.8% to Rs 522.10 on volume more than eight times its 20-day average.
• Blue Jet Healthcare dropped as much as 10% to Rs 357.60 with volume more than 15 times its 20-day average.

Source: Bloomberg

Precision Wires Q3FY26 (Consolidated YoY)

• Revenue up 36.5% at Rs 1,337 crore versus Rs 979 crore
• Ebitda up 75.71% at Rs 65 crore versus Rs 37 crore
• Ebitda margin at 4.84% versus 3.76%
• Net profit up 99% at Rs 37.7 crore versus Rs 19 crore

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• Sensex rose over 120 points to 82,750 after erasing opening losses, recovering nearly 500 points from the day’s low.
• Nifty 50 gained 0.2% to trade above 25,500.
• HDFC Bank, Power Grid, Shriram Finance and Axis Bank led the rebound in the benchmark indices.

Shares of Ola Electric Mobility Ltd. fell as much as 6.9% to Rs 28.73 after the company announced its Q3 results on Friday post market hours

Ola Electric Q3 Results (Consolidated, YoY)

• Revenue down 55.0% at Rs 470 crore versus Rs 1,045 crore
• Ebitda Loss at Rs 271 crore versus Loss of Rs 460 crore
• Net Loss at Rs 487 crore versus Loss of Rs 564 crore

• MCX shares fell over 7.4% to Rs 2,168 after the Reserve Bank of India announced amendments covering banks’ capital market exposures, including financing to stock brokers.
• The rules, effective April 1, 2026, shift funding towards a “cash-first” approach and are set to raise capital requirements and reduce leverage for brokerage firms.
• RBI said broker funding must be 100% secured, ending the use of personal or corporate guarantees to support part of bank guarantees.

• Sensex opened over 200 points lower at 82,276, while Nifty 50 dipped 0.15% to trade below 25,450, extending Friday’s decline.
• ICICI Bank, Infosys and State Bank of India led the early losses; BSE shares fell 9% and Ola Electric was down 5%.
• Eleven of 15 NSE sector indices traded lower, with Nifty PSU Bank down 0.7%, while Nifty Pharma rose 1%; on the BSE, 1,802 stocks fell and 1,202 advanced.

• The rupee strengthened marginally against the US dollar in early trade.
• The local currency traded around 90.64 to the dollar at the open.

• Sensex and Nifty declined in pre-market trade, extending losses from Friday’s session.
• The Sensex fell more than 300 points.
• The Nifty 50 traded around 25,450.

• Magnum has proposed to acquire a 26% stake in Kwality Wall’s for Rs 1,303 crore.
• Magnum has announced an open offer for 61 crore shares at Rs 21.3 per share.

• Market analysts and brokerage firms have outlined trading ideas for the next session across banking, pharmaceuticals and automobiles.
• Their stock picks include IndusInd Bank, Lupin, Biocon and TVS Motor Company.
• They also suggested a selling strategy for Punjab National Bank.

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• Private equity funds affiliated with Blackstone and co-investors signed definitive agreements to invest in Neysa, enabling a $1.2 billion capital raise.
• The investors will provide equity of up to $600 million, and Neysa plans to raise an additional $600 million in debt financing, subject to documentation.
• Neysa said it will use the funding to scale up its AI acceleration cloud platform, including deploying more than 20,000 GPUs in India, and Blackstone will partner with co-founder and CEO Sharad Sanghi.

NBCC Q3 (Consolidated, YoY)

• Revenue up 7.6% at Rs 3,022 crore versus Rs 2,809 crore
• EBITDA down 21.0% at Rs 114 crore versus Rs 144 crore
• EBITDA Margin down 130 bps at 3.8% versus 5.1%
• Net Profit up 39.4% at Rs 193 crore versus Rs 138 crore

Fractal Analytics, Aye Finance and Kwality Walls are scheduled for theirr stock market debut today

Anchor investor lock-in periods are set to end on Feb. 16 for Tenneco Clean Air India, Fujiyama Power Systems, JSW Cement, Highway Infrastructure, BlueStone Jewellery and All Time Plastics.

The shares coming out of lock-in are:

• Tenneco Clean Air India (14 million; 3% of outstanding shares; 3-month lock-in)
• Fujiyama Power Systems (5 million; 2%; 3-month)
• JSW Cement (2 million; 0.1%; 6-month)
• Highway Infrastructure (39 million; 54%; 6-month)
• BlueStone Jewellery (58 million; 38%; 6-month)
• All Time Plastics (1 million; 2%; 6-month)

• Lunar New Year holidays are set to reduce trading activity across Asia.
• Mainland China is closed all week, while Hong Kong and Singapore will end trading early.
• South Korea’s markets are also shut, and US markets are closed on Monday for Presidents’ Day.

• Japanese shares traded mixed after data showed gross domestic product grew in the fourth quarter of 2025, following a contraction in the prior quarter.
• The yen weakened 0.2% against the dollar.
• Lunar New Year holidays are set to thin trading in Asia, with mainland China closed all week and Hong Kong and Singapore ending sessions early; US markets are shut on Monday for Presidents’ Day.

• GIFT Nifty fell 0.2% to 25,496.
• The move signals a weaker start for the Nifty 50.