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ICICI Prudential AMC gets new 'Buy' from Antique on 'superior execution'

Antique initiated with a 'Buy' rating on ICICI Prudential AMC with a target price of ₹3,600, implying a 19 per cent upside from Thursday's closing price

Updated On: 20 Feb 2026 | 8:03 AM IST

Stock Market LIVE: GIFT Nifty signals negative start; Asia markets trade mixed amid US-Iran tension

Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates, Friday: The GIFT Nifty indicated that the Nifty 50 may extend losses amid weak global cues. Asian markets were trading on a mixed note

Updated On: 20 Feb 2026 | 8:03 AM IST

Stocks to Watch today: Waaree Energies, ICICI Pru Life, RailTel, Federal Bk

Stocks to Watch today, February 20, 2026: Federal Bank, ABB India, Waaree Energies, RailTel Corporation, and Pace Digitek are some of the key stocks to watch today

Updated On: 20 Feb 2026 | 7:41 AM IST

India AI Impact Summit: Dalal Street reacts to high-stakes partnerships

The Tata Group, Reliance Industries, Larsen & Toubro, and Eternal announced partnerships and pledged investments in artificial intelligence adoptions and growth during the AI Impact Summit in New Delh

Updated On: 19 Feb 2026 | 4:41 PM IST

Religare Enterprises dips for 7th day, down 10% since demerger announcement

Religare Enterprises has approved a plan to demerge its financial services and insurance businesses into two separately listed entities

Updated On: 19 Feb 2026 | 3:45 PM IST

PNGS Reva IPO ahead: Here's what RHP says about key risks and growth driver

As investors await the launch of the public offering, here are the top risk factors and strengths outlined in the company's Red Herring Prospectus (RHP)

Updated On: 19 Feb 2026 | 3:19 PM IST

TCS share price climbs 2% in intraday on partnership with OpenAI

Today's rebound in TCS shares came as the Tata group announced a partnership with OpenAI amid the ongoing India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi

Updated On: 19 Feb 2026 | 1:58 PM IST

Fractal Analytics up 4% on unveiling Vaidya 2.0 healthcare reasoning model

Fractal said Vaidya 2.0 scored 50.1 on OpenAI's HealthBench (hard), and claimed it is the first AI model to cross the 50+ mark on this benchmark, outperforming OpenAI's GPT-5 and Google's Gemini Pro 3

Updated On: 19 Feb 2026 | 1:30 PM IST

Aurobindo Pharma up 3% in weak market, rebounds 6% from Wednesday's low

Aurobindo's management maintains confidence in achieving an internal EBITDA margin target of 20-21 per cent for FY26, supported by strong operating leverage and a diversified business model.

Updated On: 19 Feb 2026 | 1:27 PM IST

Newgen Software Technologies share price surges 20% on high volumes

Newgen Software Technologies share price rose 20.3 per cent to a high of ₹618 per share, the highest level since January 27, on the National Stock Exchange (NSE)

Updated On: 19 Feb 2026 | 1:22 PM IST

JM Financial AMC's pre-IPO fund: A ₹1,500-cr bet on India's next big IPOs

The Pre-IPO Fund will focus on investing in companies that are expected to list within 18 months, a move expected to align with the growing interest in IPO-bound startups

Updated On: 19 Feb 2026 | 12:10 PM IST

F&B players to sustain outperformance; Britannia, Marico top picks: JM Fin

For Q4, the brokerage expects Marico to lead the HPC segment with around 20 per cent sales growth, followed by 9-10 per cent growth for Dabur India and Godrej Consumer Products

Updated On: 19 Feb 2026 | 11:28 AM IST

Jindal Saw slips 4% after API restricts monogram use on seamless pipes

In one year, Jindal Saw shares have slipped over 25 per cent, compared to Sensex's rise of 10 per cent

Updated On: 19 Feb 2026 | 10:50 AM IST

Inox Green shares jump 7% as group wins Wind World IPP, O&M business

The acquisition will be carried out through group companies -- Inox Clean Energy Ltd.'s subsidiary, Inox Neo Energies and Inox Green Energy Services Ltd

Updated On: 19 Feb 2026 | 10:33 AM IST

Refex Industries jumps 8% as SAT stays Sebi penalty against promoter

The counter saw buying after the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) granted a stay on the recovery of the penalty imposed by the Sebi against Anil Jain, promoter of Refex Industries

Updated On: 19 Feb 2026 | 10:25 AM IST

BL Kashyap spikes 8% on ₹300-crore order for Greater Noida housing project

BL Kashyap stock rose after the company informed stock exchanges that it had secured a work order worth ₹300 crore (excluding goods and services tax (GST)) from CRC Greens Private Limited.

Updated On: 19 Feb 2026 | 10:19 AM IST

BGR Energy Systems shares drop 4% after ₹634-crore VAT dues settlement

Under the amnesty scheme, BGR Energy paid ₹29.1 crore towards settlement, while relief of ₹606.43 crore was granted through waiver of interest, penalty and late fees

Updated On: 19 Feb 2026 | 10:14 AM IST

Voda Idea, DLF, RBL Bank among 18 F&O stocks to attract 15% higher margin

The NSE to levy 15% additional margin on equity derivatives in which top 10 clients account for more than 20% MWPL from March F&O series onwards; withdraws additional margin on Gold, Silver futures.

Updated On: 19 Feb 2026 | 9:46 AM IST

MCX, NSE remove additional margins on gold, silver future contracts

MCX and NSE said have removed an extra 3 per cent margin on all gold futures contracts and 7 per cent on all silver futures contracts, starting today. The move is expected to ease margin requirements

Updated On: 19 Feb 2026 | 9:41 AM IST

Alco-bev premiumisation intact in Q3; Radico top pick for JM Financial

Among key trends, spirits companies such as Radico Khaitan Ltd. and United Spirits Ltd. continued to outperform beer major United Breweries Ltd. on volumes, JM Financial said

Updated On: 19 Feb 2026 | 9:20 AM IST