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Stock Market News Live Updates: GIFT Nifty Suggests Gap-Down Open; Brent Crude Holds Below Seven-Month High

The GIFT Nifty, an early indicator of Nifty 50's performance, traded at 25,572, indicating a gap-down open.

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Stock Market News Live Updates: GIFT Nifty Suggests Gap-Down Open; Brent Crude Holds Below Seven-Month High
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The GIFT Nifty, an early indicator of Nifty 50's performance, traded at 25,572, indicating a gap-down open. On Monday, Indian equity benchmarks extended rally for the second consecutive trading session, led by the gains in HDFC Bank Ltd. and Reliance Industries Ltd. The BSE Sensex closed 0.6% or nearly 500 points higher at 83,294, while the NSE Nifty 50 rose 0.6% to end above 25,700. 

Elsewhere in Asia, shares were mixed on Tuesday after US President Donald Trump raised the prospect of higher tariffs and investors also weighed concerns that artificial intelligence could disrupt software companies. The ASX 200 fell 0.18% and the Hang Seng Index slipped 0.62%, while South Korea's KOSPI rose 0.43% and Japan's Nikkei gained 0.72%.

Feb 24, 2026 08:46 (IST)
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Stock Market Live: FII Selling In IT Intensifies, Holdings Fall To Four-Year Low

  • Total FII holding in the IT sector fell to Rs 4.49 lakh crore by mid-February, down 16% from end-January 2026 and 38% since the start of 2025.
  • FIIs have sold nearly Rs 12,800 crore of IT stocks so far in 2026, the highest among sectors; outflows were about Rs 10,956 crore in the first fortnight of February 2026.
  • Four of the last five years saw net outflows from IT, with CY2025 seeing net selling of Rs 74,698 crore; CY2023 had net selling of about Rs 7,000 crore versus Rs 11,000 crore in the first 15 days of February.
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Stock Market Live: Tata Sons Board To Consider Extending N Chandrasekaran Tenure

  • Tata Sons will discuss a proposal at its board meeting today to extend Chairman N Chandrasekaran’s tenure for a third five-year term starting in 2027.
  • The proposal is being considered ahead of the end of his current term in Feb. 2027.
  • The move has backing from Tata Trusts, the group’s principal shareholder, according to the update.

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Stock Market Live: BPCL Shares In Focus After Receiving Excise Demand Order For Rs 1,816.65 Crore

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  • BPCL said it has received an order from the Commissioner of Central Tax and Central Excise, Kochi.
  • The order confirms a total excise demand of Rs 1,816.65 crore.
Feb 24, 2026 07:52 (IST)
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Stock Market Live: IDFC First Bank To Claim Rs 35 Crore Insurance After Rs 590 Crore Fraud

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  • IDFC First Bank said it will seek about Rs 35 crore under its employee dishonesty insurance policy after detecting a Rs 590 crore fraud at its Chandigarh branch.
  • Management told investors the bank has an institutional employee dishonesty cover of Rs 35 crore, and the financial impact will be mitigated to that extent, subject to claim admission and payout.
  • The bank said any loss beyond the insured amount will be absorbed by it, and the policy covers losses from fraudulent or dishonest acts by employees.

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IDFC First Bank To Claim Rs 35 Crore Insurance After Rs 590 Crore Fraud

Feb 24, 2026 07:50 (IST)
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Stock Market Live: Bharti Airtel Shares In Focus On Rs 20,000 Crore Capital Infusion Plans Into Airtel Money

  • Bharti Airtel said it will capitalise its NBFC arm, Airtel Money Limited, with Rs 20,000 crore over the next few years.
  • The announcement puts Bharti Airtel shares in focus in today’s trade.
Feb 24, 2026 07:46 (IST)
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Stock Market Live: Brent Crude Holds Below Seven-Month High

  • Brent crude futures fell 9 cents (0.1%) to $71.40 a barrel by 0120 GMT.
  • Prices stayed below Monday’s intraday peak of $72.50, the highest since July 31

    • Read the full report here

Feb 24, 2026 07:40 (IST)
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Stock Market Live: RBI May Buy Dollars For Reserves If Rupee Strengthens To 88–89: Report

  • The Reserve Bank of India may start buying dollars to add to foreign-exchange reserves if the rupee strengthens to around 88–89 per dollar, Bloomberg News reported quoting Aditya Bagree, Citi’s head of markets for India and the subcontinent.
  • Bagree told Bloomberg News Citi sees the rupee trading in a 90 to 91.25 band in the short term; the currency closed 0.1% higher at 90.88 on Monday.
  • Citi noted RBI reserves are at a record high, but the central bank has a $62 billion short forward book, according to the Bloomberg News report. 

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RBI May Buy Dollars For Reserves Should Rupee Gain, Citi Says

Feb 24, 2026 07:30 (IST)
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Stock Market Live: BSE To Discontinue Derivatives In Tata Tech, HUDCO, Piramal Pharma And Torrent Power

  • BSE said it has excluded Tata Technologies, HUDCO, Piramal Pharma and Torrent Power from its equity derivatives (F&O) segment.
  • The exchange said derivatives contracts in these stocks will stop trading from May 4, 2026, and no new expiry-month contracts will be generated.

    • Read the full report here

     

Feb 24, 2026 07:28 (IST)
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Stock Market Live: Shanghai Opens After New Year Holiday, Up 0.62%

  • Mainland China markets reopened after the New Year holiday.
  • The Shanghai index was at 4,107.586, up 25.513 points ( 0.62%) at the open.
Feb 24, 2026 07:26 (IST)
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Stock Market Live: Monday Market Recap — Sensex Ends At 83,294; Nifty Closes Above 25,700

  • Indian equity benchmarks rose for a second straight session on Monday, led by gains in HDFC Bank Ltd. and Reliance Industries Ltd.
  • The BSE Sensex closed 0.6% higher, up nearly 500 points, at 83,294.
  • The NSE Nifty 50 gained 0.6% to finish above 25,700.
Feb 24, 2026 07:23 (IST)
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Stock Market Live: Asia-Pacific Markets Trade Mixed

  • The ASX 200 fell 0.18% and the Hang Seng Index slipped 0.62%
  • South Korea’s KOSPI rose 0.43% and Japan’s Nikkei gained 0.72%
Feb 24, 2026 07:20 (IST)
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Stock Market Live: GIFT Nifty At 25,572 Signals Gap-Down Start For Nifty

  • GIFT Nifty traded at 25,572 in early trade.
  • The level indicates the Nifty 50 may open lower than the previous close.

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