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Stock Market Close: Sensex ends flat, Nifty at 25,497; MidCap outruns; Healthcare, PSBs gain

Sensex Today| Stock Market Highlights on February 26, 2026: In the broader market, The Nifty MidCap ended 0.66 per cent higher, and the Nifty SmallCap index ended 0.01 per cent down.

Antique cuts TCS, HCLTech to 'Hold'; slashes growth estimates on AI risks

Earlier this week, Jefferies downgraded Indian IT companies Infosys, HCLTech and MphasiS to 'hold'; LTIMindtree, TCS and Hexaware to 'underperform'.

Stock Market Close: Sensex pares gain, ends 50 pts up; Nifty at 25,482; IT, metal stocks shine

Stock Market Highlights on February 25, 2026:The Nifty MidCap and the Nifty SmallCap indices ended 0.58 per cent and 0.96 per cent higher, respectively.

Lupin gains 2%, hits 52-week high; why pharma stock in focus?

Lupin management remains confident that the India formulations business will continue to outperform IPM by 1.2-1.3 times, supported by strong sales force and pipeline of new product launches.

Datamatics Global Services slides 5% after liquidation of Netherlands unit

Datamatics Global Services reported a 51.04 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) decline in net profit to ₹36.38 crore for the quarter ended December 2025

Aurobindo Pharma shares rise 4% after incorporating Engenra Biologics arm

The newly formed entity will operate in the pharmaceuticals sector and has been set up to expand the company's contract manufacturing and other pharmaceutical manufacturing operations

SAMHI Hotels shares advance 4% on Marriott pact, Whitefield expansion nod

SAMHI Hotels reported a 573.08 per cent Y-o-Y rise in net profit to ₹1.75 crore for the quarter ended December 2025, compared with ₹0.26 crore in the corresponding quarter last year

SpiceJet hits 10% lower band on heavy volumes; 181 mn shares traded on BSE

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. Buyers and sellers of the transactions were not known

Afcons Infra slips 4% as client terminates project worth €113 million

Afcons Infra said it has received a termination notice from Societe Autoroutiere du Gabon (SAG) in relation to an EPC contract for National Road NR1 in Gabon

Aditya Infotech hits 10% upper circuit; 7.15 million shares traded on BSE

Aditya Infotech promoters Hari Khemka Business Family Trust and Rishi Khemka intended to sell up to 2 per cent equity aggregating to 23,55,961 equity shares

Waaree to Premier Energies: Solar stocks slump up to 14% on US tariffs

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

Schaeffler India jumps 6% on announcing healthy Q4 results, dividend

In Q4, Schaeffler India's consolidated net profit stood at ₹322.36 crore, compared to ₹237.28 crore, up 35.8 per cent.

Gaudium IVF IPO allotment likely today; here's how to check status, GMP

Once Gaudium IVF IPO allotment is finalised, applicants can verify their allotment status online through the official websites of the BSE, NSE, or Bigshare Services, the registrar to the issue

D-St rout wipes out ₹5 trillion in M-cap amid AI fears, tariff tensions

In the broader markets, the Nifty Midcap 100 and Nifty Smallcap 100 also traded in the red with a cut of 0.83 per cent and 1 per cent, respectively

Crypto markets reel under broad-based selloff amid geopolitical tensions

Broader market stability, analysts said, is likely to hinge on easing macro headwinds and a rebound in capital flows, conditions that remain elusive in the current environment

Indoco Remedies jumps 7% post USFDA approval for Brivaracetam oral solution

Indoco Remedies said it received final approval from the USFDA for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for Brivaracetam Oral Solution, 10 mg/mL

Brahmaputra Infra hits 5% upper circuit on ₹397-cr highway project win

The stock rose after the company informed that its joint venture, MSIL-BIL (JV), has been declared L-1 (lowest bidder) for a ₹397-crore national highway project

Pace Digitek shares advance 4% on winning ₹159 crore order from RIL

Lineage Power Pvt. Ltd, a material subsidiary of the company, received a purchase order worth ₹158.71 crore, including GST, from Reliance Industries

Nifty IT hits 2-year low; Tech stocks slide up to 5% on renewed AI fears

The Nifty IT index has lost over 19 per cent in CY26 as compared to a nearly 2 per cent dip in the Nifty 50 index during this period

One Mobikwik Systems share price surges 13% on BSE broking approval

One Mobikwik Systems jumped 12.7 per cent to ₹227.4 on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) in Tuesday's trading session.