Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sensex, Nifty see-saw in trade; Nifty IT drops 6%; HAL falls 8%

Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates, Feb 4: The Nifty IT index dropped 6 per cent, clocking its biggest one-day fall since May 2022

11:12 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Bartronics India trades nearly 10% higher post Q3 results

 Stock Market LIVE Updates: Bartronics India was trading nearly 10 per cent higher as the company reported that its net profit more than doubled in the third qurter (Q3FY26). 

11:05 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sensex, Nifty volatile -- 11 AM Update

Stock Market LIVE Updates: At 11:00 AM, the BSE Sensex was at 83,748, up 9 points or 0.01 per cent, while the Nifty was at 25,744, rising 17 points or 0.07 per cent.

 

In the broader markets, the Nifty MidCap index gained 0.04 per cent, and the Nifty SmallCap index rose 0.58 per cent.

10:55 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: NIfty IT cracks 6%; Infosys sinks 7%

Stock Market LIVE Updates: IT stocks are under significant pressure today after a new artificial intelligence (AI) platform was rolled out.

The NIfty IT index is now down 6 per cent, led by heavy profit booking in Infosys shares (down 7 per cent), LTIMindtree (6.8 per cent), Coforge (6.6 per cent), Mphasis (6.4 per cent), Persistent Systems (6.4 per cent), and Tech M (6 per cent).

This is the Nifty IT index's biggest one-day fall since May 2022.

10:45 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: M&M bags its biggest-ever export order

Stock Market LIVE Updates: M&M has bagged its biggest-ever export order to deliver 35,000 units of Single-Cab Scorpio Pik Up in 2026,

significantly boosting International Operations

>> The order is to be delivered to Agrinas Pangan Nusantara, Indonesia in 2026

 

>> This order surpasses Mahindra's total export volumes achieved in FY25

>>Scorpio Pik Ups will be used for a state-owned project for cooperatives in Indonesia and will enable village-level commerce, supporting Indonesia's national food security transformation.

10:34 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: India Services PMI rises moderately in January

Stock Market LIVE Updates: HSBC/S&P Global India Services PMI rose to 58.5 in January, from 58 in December 2025

HSBC/S&P Global India Composite PMI came at 58.4 last month, up from 57.8 in Dec 2025

10:24 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: India-US trade deal lifts IPO sentiment

Stock Market LIVE Updates: A sharp rebound in equities, driven by the India–US trade deal, has lifted sentiment in the primary market. Micro-loan provider Aye Finance and AI and analytics firm Fractal Analytics have launched their long-awaited IPOs, though at materially reduced sizes. READ MORE

10:13 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Benchmarks turn positive -- 10 AM Update

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Indian equity markets have erased morning losses and are trading higher on Wednesday. At 10:10 AM, the BSE Sensex was at 83,859, up 120 points or 0.14 per cent, while the Nifty was at 25,788, higher by 60 points or 0.23 per cent.

10:02 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Adani Ports climbs 9% in two days of posting Q3 results

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Motilal Oswal said with strong cash flows, a healthy cash balance of ₹11,800 crore, and net debt-to Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) at 1.9x, APSEZ is well-positioned for further expansion. Capacity enhancements at key ports, ongoing infrastructure projects, and global port acquisitions provide visibility for sustained growth in FY26 and beyond, according to analysts. READ MORE

9:51 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Bajaj Finance down 2% on higher provision

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nomura said Bajaj Finance (BAF) has voluntarily revised loss-given-default (LGD) floors across products, resulting in accelerated provisions of ₹1,400 crore in Q3FY26. Excluding this, credit cost stood at 192 basis points (bps), lower than 205 bps in the previous quarter (annualised on on-book AUMs). Management chose to permanently strengthen LGD assumptions rather than rely on temporary overlays, reflecting a conservative balance sheet approach. Nomura now expects the credit cost of 197 bps in Q4FY26, with management hopeful of achieving 165–175 bps from FY27 onwards, guidance for which will be shared in the next results call. READ MORE

9:39 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: HAL share pricr falls over 8% intraday

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) share price fell over 8 per cent on the BSE on Wednesday after reports suggested the state-owned defence company has not be shortlisted to develop and manufacture next generation fighter jets under the Advanced Multirole Combat Aircraft (AMCA) programme.

9:30 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nifty sectoral performance

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The Nifty IT declined over 5 per cent in early trade to became the top loser sectoral index among peers. 

 

9:27 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Broader markets trade mixed at open

Stock Markets LIVE Updates: The Nifty Midcap 100 was 0.04 per cent down, and the Nifty Smallcap 100 was 0.37 per cent higher. 

 

9:23 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sensex detractors and contributors at open

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, and Tech Mahindra shares weighed on the Sensex.

 

9:19 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sensex opens lower

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The Sensex was trading 0.23 per cent or 195 points lower at 83,544.11.

 

9:17 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nifty falls at open

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The Nifty 50 gave up gains from the previous session at open on Wednesday. The index was trading 0.56 per cent or 142.90 points down at 25,584.64.

 

9:09 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sensex, Nifty settle in the red in pre-open

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Benchmark indices could open lower on Wednesday, suggest GIFT Nifty trends. The BSE Sensex has ended at 83,252, down 487 points or 0.58 per cent in pre-open session, while the Nifty has settled at 25,675., lower by 53 points or 0.2 per cent.

9:08 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Gold, silver prices rally on MCX

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Commodity markets were edging higher in trade on MCX. Gold futures for April expiry were trading 3 per cent higher in early deals at ₹1,58,400/10 gram.

Likewise, Silver futures for March expiry jumped 4 per cent to ₹2,78,735 per kg.

9:04 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Rupee opens lower on Wednesday

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Indian rupee opened 16 paise weaker on Wednesday, February 4, 2026. Rupee started trade at 90.43 per US dollar vs Tuesday's close of 90.27/$

8:48 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nestle's mid-teen profit growth depends on stable demand, lower costs

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nestle India (Nestle) reported an 18.5 per cent Y-o-Y revenue growth in Q3FY26, indicating that packaged food companies were among the major beneficiaries of the GST reforms. Growth was broadly good. Domestic revenue growth was 18.3 per cent, well above consensus, with strong volume growth across most categories delivering double-digit value growth. Exports grew 23 per cent Y-o-Y. READ MORE 

8:42 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Trump signs $1.2 trillion bill, ending partial US government shutdown

Stock Market LIVE Updates: President Donald Trump signed a roughly $1.2 trillion government funding bill on Tuesday that ends the partial federal shutdown that began over the weekend and sets the stage for an intense debate in Congress over Homeland Security funding.

 

The president moved quickly to sign the bill after the House approved it with a 217-214 vote. READ MORE 

8:35 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Gold price rises ₹10 to ₹1,53,940, silver falls ₹100 to ₹2,79,900

Stock Market LIVE Updates:  The price of 24-carat gold rose ₹10 in early trade on Wednesday, with ten grams of the precious metal trading at ₹1,53,940, according to the GoodReturns website. The price of silver fell by ₹100, with one kilogram of the precious metal selling at ₹2,79,900. READ MORE 

8:28 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Aviation stocks in focus

Stock Market LIVE Updates: IndiGo, SpiceJet will be in focus after domestic air traffic rose over 3 per cent to 166.9 million in 2025, while the number of people who flew in domestic airlines fell to 14.3 million in December, a month when there were massive operational disruptions at IndiGo. READ MORE 

8:21 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: India-US trade deal brings glimmer of hope for beleaguered IT services cos

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The India-US trade deal has offered a much-needed breather for the Indian information technology (IT) industry, which has been grappling with global macroeconomic uncertainty and subdued client spending over the past few years.

 

Industry analysts say the agreement has eased fears that IT services could be drawn into a broader trade conflict, providing clarity that offshore delivery models remain intact. READ MORE 

8:19 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nifty holds above key averages; 26,000 next? Levels to watch today

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nifty index opened with a sharp gap up of nearly 1,400 points on Tuesday, around the 26,300 zone, on the back of optimism surrounding the India–US trade deal. However, shortly after the opening, the index trimmed nearly half of its initial gains. This was followed by a sideways consolidation for the remainder of the session as the market digested the sharp up move.  READ MORE 

8:12 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Stocks to Watch

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Bajaj Finance, Nazara Tech, Mankind Pharma, NBCC, Pidilite in focus. Here's why

8:05 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: India-US tariff pact offers a cautious breather

Stock Market LIVE Updates: India and the United States have agreed to a trade arrangement that lowers American tariffs on Indian goods, giving exporters unexpected breathing space and lifting market sentiment. After a conversation between PM Modi and President Donald Trump, Washington reduced the reciprocal tariff on India to 18 per cent and withdrew the penalty linked to Russian crude imports.

The change places India slightly ahead of competitors such as Vietnam and Bangladesh. However, our first editorial cautions to take the deal with a pinch of salt because of the increasing untrustworthiness of the US. India must keep diversifying its exports and strengthening domestic capabilities to create a buffer for the future, if the US President was to go on some other tariff spree. READ MORE 

8:04 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: US tariffs not the only factor for Customs duty changes: CBIC chairman

Stock Market LIVE Updates In a post-Budget interaction with Monika Yadav and Asit Ranjan Mishra in New Delhi, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) Chairman Vivek Chaturvedi defends the government’s exemptions on Customs duty as a “calibrated and nuanced approach”, driven by sector-specific priorities rather than external pressures. READ MORE 

8:03 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Ex-SBI MD Vinay Tonse to succeed Prashant Kumar as Yes Bank MD & CEO

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Yes Bank late on Tuesday disclosed to the stock exchanges that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved Vinay Muralidhar Tonse as the managing director and chief executive officer (MD & CEO) of the bank for a period of three years. Tonse’s appointment is subject to shareholder approval. READ MORE 

8:03 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Why Budget tax sops to attract foreign investment upset Indian data centres

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The government’s decision to provide tax holidays to foreign Cloud service providers (CSP) till 2047 will bring much-required clarity on taxation issues, but it has clearly divided the data centre industry in the country.

 

For hyperscalers like Google,Microsoft and Amazon Web Services (AWS), this is a welcome move. For a lot of Indian data centre providers and Cloud services players, however, this is a biased play. READ MORE 

8:02 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Why February may not be the time for rate cuts

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Having delivered 125 (basis points) bps of repo rate cuts, 1 per cent of cash reserve ratio (CRR) cut, a slew of steps for easing liquidity through open- market operations (OMO) purchases, FX buy/sell swaps and measures aimed at regulatory easing in 2025, we expect a quiet start to 2026 from monetary policy corridors. Not to imply that we don’t need more monetary policy support, but February 6 may not be the best time for it. READ MORE