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Data Patterns soars 41% in one month, nears record high; here's why

Share price of Data Patterns (India) rallied 9.5 per cent today to hit a high of ₹3,190 on the NSE in the intraday trade

Nifty Pharma eyes breakout; Biocon, 2 others may rally up to 22%: Analyst

Kunal Shah of Mirae Asset ShareKhan expects breakout on the Nifty Pharma index above 23,500 levels; the analyst recommends Lupin, Biocon and Torrent Pharma as top sectoral stock bets.

Institutional investors tilt to financials; capex sectors in focus: Antique

In January 2026, mutual funds increased their exposure to domestic sectors such as services, cement, real estate, consumer services, financial services, and power & utilities

ONGC rallies 6% in 2 days, hits 52-week high; what's driving PSU stock?

In the past one month, ONGC has outperformed the market by surging 16 per cent, as against 0.87 per cent rise in the Nifty 50.

Axis says V-Mart Retail to benefit from rural recovery; predicts 31% upside

Axis Direct said that V-Mart is well-placed to benefit from rural recovery and market share gains from unorganised players

Novartis shares hit 20% upper circuit as Swiss parent to sell entire stake

Novartis AG has agreed to sell 17.4 million fully paid-up equity shares, representing 70.68 per cent equity of Novartis India, to a consortium

Ola Electric shares sink to all-time low in trade; down 55% in one year

In a year, Ola Electric shares have slipped 55.4 per cent as compared to Sensex's rise of 8.9 per cent. Similarly, in a month, Ola Electric shares fell around 16 per cent

LIC MF launches Technology Fund; SIP starts from ₹100: Who should invest?

LIC MF Technology Fund is a thematic equity scheme designed to provide comprehensive exposure to India's expanding technology landscape

Axis Sec sees upside in pharma, hospitals; Lupin, Aurobindo among top bets

Axis Securities has named Lupin, Aurobindo Pharma, Max, and Fortis as top picks, citing strong fundamentals, resilient growth drivers, and robust operational execution

Motilal Oswal MF launches multi-factor passive fund of funds; key details

The minimum application amount during the NFO and on an ongoing basis is ₹500, with subsequent investments in multiples of ₹1

Lenskart shares up 2%; Motilal Oswal starts 'Buy', sees long growth runway

Motilal Oswal cited Lenskart Solutions' superior growth profile, limited organised competition, and long growth runway, for reasons on coverage initiation

ABB India shares jump 5% after Q3 results beat street's estimates

ABB India's revenue from operations rose 5.7 per cent to ₹3,557.01 crore, compared with ₹3,364.93 crore in the corresponding quarter last year

Luggage demand to recover in 1HFY27: Motilal Oswal; VIP, Safari top picks

Motilal Oswal believes demand is likely to recover with the onset of the holiday and wedding season, and has maintained a 'Buy' rating on VIP Industries & Safari Industries, citing a positive outlook

Turnaround ahead? Emkay Global upgrades IndusInd Bank to Buy, raises target

Emkay Global upgrades IndusInd Bank to Buy and raises target price to ₹1,100, citing leadership change, earnings recovery, RoA improvement, and asset quality moderation

Sundaram Finance, HSCL, VTL form 'Golden Cross' on charts; what lies ahead?

Hitesh Tailor, technical analyst at Choice Broking predicts up to 11 per cent upside for Sundaram Finance, HSCL and VTL following the 'Golden Crossover' and bullish set-up on the charts.

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

New labour codes raise Nifty 100 firms' wage bills by ₹17.6K crore

IT, banking, aviation take biggest hit in Q3; 73 of 96 firms already counting the cost

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

The brokerage expects PSBs to continue growing well until the first half of FY27 (H1FY27), but said private sector banks (PVBs) could outperform thereafter

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

Nifty trend turns weak; HDFC Sec suggests Bear Spread; analysis here

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