Market LIVE: Sensex up 600 pts; Cannot speculate on tariff rates, says FM at BS Manthan

Stock Market LIVE on February 25, 2026: The Nifty MidCap and SmallCap indices advanced around 0.6% and 0.8%, respectively. Sectorally, the Nifty IT and Metal indices were the top gainers.

11:12 AM

BS Manthan 2026 LIVE: We have been fighting the fire successfully over the years, says FM Sitharaman

BS Manthan 2026 LIVE: Globally, trade related uncertainties are keeping us awake.

Domestically, I think about the monsoon. I hope it is good and supports our farmers. 

11:08 AM

BS Manthan 2026 LIVE: Union Finance Ministry has been realistic in economic projections, says FM Sitharaman

BS Manthan 2026 LIVE: FM Nirmala Sitharaman says I credit the Finance Ministry for giving a realistic picture of the economy

The Reserve Bank of India has also been supportive with its policies.

All the growth engines of the economy are moving seamlessly 

11:08 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: SpiceJet hits 10% lower band on heavy volumes; 181 mn shares traded on BSE

Stock Market LIVE Updates: SpiceJet shares hit a 10 per cent lower circuit on BSE at ₹12.88 per share amid large trades. At 10:43 AM, on BSE, 181.924 million shares changed hands.

According to data compiled by Bloomberg, about 8.4 per cent or 128.6 million shares changed hands in multiple block deals on the BSE. READ MORE

11:04 AM

BS Manthan 2026 LIVE: FM Nirmala Sitharaman arrives at Business Standard Manthan Summit

11:02 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nomura rates Lloyds Metals 'Buy' on initiation; sees 40% upside potential

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nomura, initiated coverage on Lloyds Metals and Energy with a ‘Buy’ rating and a target price of ₹1,600, implying an upside potential of more than 40 per cent.

The company is transitioning into an integrated steel producer with a diversified revenue base, which makes the case for a ‘meaningful upside’, according to Nomura. READ MORE

10:57 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Tariffs will replace income tax, will take burden off Americans: Trump

Stock Market LIVE Updates: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) delivered the first State of the Union address of his second term, offering a forceful defence of his economic, trade and immigration policies ahead of the November midterm elections.

“As time goes by, I believe that tariffs, paid for by foreign countries, will, like in the past, substantially replace the modern-day system of income tax, taking a great financial burden off the people that I love,” he said. READ MORE

10:51 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: NTPC rallies 15% in one month, stock hits 52-week high

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Share price of NTPC hit a new 52-week high at ₹388.50, gaining 2 per cent on the BSE in Wednesday’s intra-day trade on healthy business outlook.

In the past one month, the stock price of the state-owned power generation company has outperformed the market by soaring 15 per cent, as compared to 1 per cent rise in the BSE Sensex. It had hit a record high of ₹448.30 on September 30, 2024. READ MORE

10:44 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Aditya Infotech hits 10% upper circuit

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Aditya Infotech shares clocked a 10 per cent upper circuit on BSE at  ₹1614.5 per share amid heavy volumes.

On Tuesday, the company through an exchange filing had informed that promoters of the company, Hari Khemka Business Family Trust and Rishi Khemka intended to sell up to 2 per cent equity aggregating to 23,55,961 equity shares. READ MORE

10:35 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Motilal Oswal bullish on EMS; suggests 'Buy' on Dixon Tech, Kaynes, Syrma

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Motilal Oswal Financial Services is bullish on electronics manufacturing services (EMS), citing a robust growth trajectory ahead, driven by government support in the form of the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme, diversification into high-margin verticals, and strong traction across segments. READ MORE

10:27 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Market check - Sensex trades firm, up 650 points

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The BSE Sensex continued to trade on a firm note, and quoted 650 points higher at 82,880 levels in Wednesday's trade.

 

10:17 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Solar stocks slump up to 14% on US tariffs

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Waaree Energies and Premier Energies tumbled 14 per cent on Wednesday. Borosil Renewables slipped 1.5 per cent, and Vikram Solar declined 7 per cent after the United States (US) imposed preliminary duties on solar imports on multiple countries.

The US set a 126 per cent preliminary duty on solar imports from India, while the Trump administration set initial duties from 86 per cent to 143 per cent for Indonesia and 81 per cent for Laos. READ MORE

10:11 AM

BS Manthan 2026 LIVE: Amitabh Kant shares 4 key focus areas for India to become $30-trn economy

BS Manthan 2026 LIVE: Ex G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant has shared his four key areas of growth for India to become a $30-trillion economy.

He says Sustainable urbanisation; Scaling up the manufacturing sector; Improving India's standing in the Human Development Index; and at least 12 states need to grow at 10%+ over the next three decade.

Along with this, India's private credit-to-GDP needs to rise

10:06 AM

BS Manthan 2026 LIVE: Kant says private sector is the key to growth

BS Manthan 2026 LIVE: Private sector is the key to growth

Pvt sector has been the driver of growth across the world.

If, in the next 30 years, India don't unleash the energy of private sector, it will not be able to grow at 9-10%

10:05 AM

BS Manthan 2026 LIVE: Sarvam AI needs to be fuelled with India data, says Kant

BS Manthan 2026 LIVE: If Sarvam AI is not used by Indians, it will be difficult for Samvam AI to compete with global AI models.

10:03 AM

BS Manthan 2026 LIVE: Challenge for India is that we are a champion of software, says Amitabh Kant

BS Manthan 2026 LIVE: The key for India is to make sophisticated software amid risng AI use.

We need to make good software with optimised computing power.

AI, in the long run, will be commoditised

10:00 AM

BS Manthan 2026 LIVE: AI can be transformational for Agriculture, says Amitabh Kant

9:59 AM

BS Manthan 2026 LIVE: Whatever we do on AI, it should not end up creating inequality, says Kant

BS Manthan 2026 LIVE: Amitabh Kant says AI consumes more energy than that of the consumption of entire Japan.

Whatever we do on AI, it should not end up creating inequality

AI must reach everyone

We need to make AI multilingual with low bandwidth

 

9:57 AM

BS Manthan 2026 LIVE: Challenge with Trump regime is that it has become very unpredictable, says Kant

BS Manthan 2026 LIVE: The challenge with Donald Trump is that the US policies have become unpredictable, says Ex G20 Sherpa at BS Manthan

The policies decided today may be changed tomorrow.

We should steer the course for some more time to deal with Trump tariffs

9:54 AM

BS Manthan 2026 LIVE: This is once-in-a-generation opportunity for India in area of manufacturing, says Kant

BS Manthan 2026 LIVE: Kant says This is a once in a generation opportunity for India in the area of manufacturing

The 'Goods' component has been badly affected due to the geopolitical situation.

The cost of goods is high because of private sector lending rates is high, SLR is high, rate of credit is high.

Rate of Credit is high in India, and it needs to come down.

9:50 AM

BS Manthan 2026 LIVE: We are living in a era of growth because of AI, Machine Learnings, says Amitabh Kant

BS Manthan 2026 LIVE: We are living in a era of growth and prosperity as we in a world of AI, Machine Learnings, says Amitabh Kant, Ex-G20 Sherpa, Govt. of India at Business Standard Manthan Summit 

9:50 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Tariffs will replace income tax, will take burden off Americans: Trump

Stock Market LIVE Updates: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) delivered the first State of the Union address of his second term, offering a forceful defence of his economic, trade and immigration policies ahead of the November midterm elections.

“As time goes by, I believe that tariffs, paid for by foreign countries, will, like in the past, substantially replace the modern-day system of income tax, taking a great financial burden off the people that I love,” he said. READ MORE

9:42 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Omnitech Engineering IPO opens: Analysts suggest long-term buy; here's why

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Omnitech Engineering, a manufacturing and engineering solutions company, is set to launch its initial public offering (IPO) today, February 25, 2026. The company aims to raise ₹583 crore through a combination of fresh issue of 18.4 million equity shares worth up to ₹418 crore and an offer for sale (OFS) of 7.3 million shares worth up to ₹165 crore. READ MORE

9:34 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nifty IT enters bearish phase, charts signal sell on rise trend: Analysts

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The IT index, down 21 per cent in February, decline gathered pace after it broke down from a Head and Shoulders pattern on the weekly chart - a classic signal of a structural trend reversal, explains Sachin Gupta of Choice Broking. READ MORE

9:27 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: IT, Metals lead sectoral gains on Wednesday

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nifty IT index was the top gainer on Wednesday, rising over 2 per cent, followed by Nifty Metal and Nifty Realty indices. 

 

9:24 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: A glance at broader market at open

Stock Market LIVE Updates: NSE Midcap 100 index was up 0.42 per cent, while the Smallcap was 0.53 per cent higher. 

 

9:22 AM

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

Stock Market LIVE Updates: TechM, TCS, HCL Tech, Infosys and Power Grid were among the top gainers on Sensex. On the downside, Bajaj Finance, Asian Paints, Maruti Suzuki and SBI were the top losers

9:20 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sensex opens 304 points higher in trade

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The benchmark BSE Sensex index opened at 82,530.12, up 304 points or 0.36 per cent. 

 

9:17 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nifty opens higher in trade

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The benchmark NSE Nifty50 index opened at 25,512.60, up 88 points or 0.34 per cent. 

 

9:14 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Rupee opens flat against US Dollar

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The domestic currency opened at 90.94 per dollar against Tuesday’s close of 90.95 amid steady global cues. 

9:00 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Motilal Oswal bullish on EMS; suggests 'Buy' on Dixon Tech, Kaynes, Syrma

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Motilal Oswal Financial Services is bullish on electronics manufacturing services (EMS), citing a robust growth trajectory ahead, driven by government support in the form of the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme, diversification into high-margin verticals, and strong traction across segments. READ MORE