Stock Market LIVE: Sensex down 150 pts, Nifty near 25,400; auto, FMCG stocks gain, IT slips

Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates, Friday, Feb 20: In the broader markets, the Nifty MidCap gained 0.1 per cent, but the Nifty SmallCap index slipped 0.09 per cent

9:32 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sundaram Finance, HSCL, VTL form 'Golden Cross'

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The three stocks are - Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd (HSCL), Sundaram Finance and Vardhman Textiles (VTL). Technical analysts believe that a 'Golden Crossover' is a bullish signal for the underlying stock, indicating a likely shift toward sustained upward momentum. READ MORE

9:22 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sector check

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sectorally, Nifty IT was the top laggard, down over 1 per cent. 

9:21 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Broader market indices edge higher

Stock Market LIVE Updates: BSE MidCap was trading over 1 per cent higher, while Smallcap over 2 per cent. 

9:20 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Here's a look at Sensex gainers and losers at close

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Titan, Power Grid, NTPC and L&T were among the top gainers on Sensex. 

9:19 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nifty near 25,450

Stock Market LIVE Updates: NSE Nifty50 was trading near 25,450-mark after market opened. 

9:17 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sensex flat after market opens

Stock Market LIVE Updates: BSE Sensex was trading flat after the market opened. The index was trading above 82,500-level. 

 

9:15 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sensex, Nifty trade lower in pre-open

Stock Market LIVE Updates: BSE Sensex and Nifty50 were trading lower in the pre-open. Sensex was at 82,272.49, down 225.65 points or 0.27 per cent and NSE Nifty50 quoted 25,419.6, down 34.75 points or 0.14 per cent.

9:03 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Rupee opens at 90.93 against US dollar

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The rupee opened at 90.93 against the US dollar on Friday. It settled at 90.67 a dollar on Wednesday.

8:55 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nifty trend turns weak; HDFC Sec suggests Bear Spread; analysis here

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Short build-up is seen in the Nifty futures, where open interest rose by 9 per cent along with price fall of 1.6 per cent, said Nandish Shah of HDFC Securities. Read more. 

 

8:50 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Motilal Oswal starts 'Buy' on Lenskart Solutions; sees long growth runway

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Motilal Oswal cited Lenskart Solutions' superior growth profile, limited organised competition, and long growth runway, for reasons on coverage initiation. Read more. 

8:45 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Pvt banks to outperform PSBs post H1FY27: PL Capital; bets on SBI, ICICI Bk

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) liquidity infusion through open market operations (OMOs) totaling ₹9.6 trillion between October 2024 and February 2026 has been largely offset by foreign exchange (USD) sales of ₹7.4 trillion, leading to intermittent tightness in system liquidity and a rise in bulk funding costs, PL Capital said. Read more. 

8:40 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: ICICI Prudential AMC gets new 'Buy' from Antique on 'superior execution'

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Antique Stock Broking has initiated coverage on ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Ltd., citing that the premium valuation will be driven by the company's superior execution. Read more.

8:35 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Stocks to Watch today: Waaree Energies, ICICI Pru Life, RailTel, Federal Bk

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Federal Bank, ABB India, Waaree Energies, RailTel Corporation, and Pace Digitek are some of the key stocks to watch today. Read more. 

8:30 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: GIFT Nifty at 25,432

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The GIFT Nifty futures were quoting at 25,435.5, down 13 points or 0.05 per cent as of 8:29 AM.

8:22 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Gold and Silver futures rise on risk-off sentiment

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Gold and Silver futures gained in early trade on Friday as geopolitical tension fueled a flight to safety. The futures were trading 0.36 per cent and 0.6 per cent higher, respectively. 

8:18 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Brent oil prices trade over six-month high on US-Iran tension

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Brent oil futures were trading near $72 per barrel, the highest level in over six months, as investors fear a potential supply disruption from the Middle East amid growing military presence in the region. 

 

US military buildup in the region is the largest since the 2003 Iraq War, according to Bloomberg.

 

In the Intercontinental Exchange, Brent oil futures were trading 0.1 per cent down at $71.83 a barrel. 

8:13 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: South Korea’s Kospi hits new high, defying weak global cues

Stock Market LIVE Updates: South Korea’s Kospi scaled a fresh high, defying weak global cues on Friday morning. Samsung Electronics rose after local media reports said that the company is planning to raise prices of key memory chips, which lifted the Kospi to a new high. 

 

The Kospi was trading 1.42 per cent higher at 5,757.7 as of 8:12 AM.

8:07 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Japan’s Nikkei 225 tumbles over 1 per cent; traders assess inflation data

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Japan’s Nikkei 225 declined over 1 per cent on Friday amid rising geopolitical worries. The index was trading 1.3 per cent down at 56,740 as of 8:06 AM.

 

Traders also assessed the latest inflation data, which showed headline inflation in the country fell to 1.5 per cent in January, the lowest since March 2022. Notably, the inflation rate dipped below the Bank of Japan’s 2 per cent target rate. 

7:50 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Good morning, readers!

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Good morning readers, welcome to Business Standard's live blog for stock market coverage.