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Stock Market Close: Sensex slips 559 pts; Nifty ends at 25,807; IT shares drag

Sensex Today | Stock Market Close Highlights, Feb 12: In the broader market, the Nifty MidCap and the Nifty SmallCap indices settled 0.47 and 0.64 per cent lower, respectively.

Stock Market LIVE Updates, February 12, 2026

Sensex Today | Stock Market Close Highlights, February 12, 2026: The Indian equity markets closed lower on Thursday, as a sharp sell-off in Information Technology (IT) heavyweights dragged the benchmark indices into the red.

At close, the BSE Sensex stood at 83,674.92, down 558.72 points or 0.66 per cent, while the NSE Nifty50 settled at 25,807.2, shedding 146.65 points or 0.57 per cent.

On BSE, the IT pack dominated the laggards' list, with Tech Mahindra, Infosys, TCS, and HCLTech witnessing significant selling pressure. Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) also featured among the top losers. On the flip side, Bajaj Finance, ICICI Bank, Bharat Electronics (BEL), and Trent managed to buck the trend, ending the session as the top gainers.

Sectorally, the Nifty IT index was the day's worst performer, crashing 5.51 per cent. Other sectoral laggards included Nifty Realty, which fell 1.45 per cent, and Nifty Oil & Gas, down 1.19 per cent. On the flipside, the Nifty Financial Services index managed to gain 0.38 per cent. In the broader market, the Nifty MidCap index closed 0.47 per cent lower, while the Nifty SmallCap index ended down 0.64 per cent.

3:40 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Market expert view

Stock Market LIVE Updates: A nosedive correction in the IT index triggered by mounting concerns over AI-led disruptions, along with low expectations of a US Fed rate cut due to strong US job data and unemployment rates, dampened investor sentiment. Globally, AI is reshaping markets by compressing margins in service-intensive sectors and increasing concentration-led volatility.

In India, this technology shift is likely to structurally transform IT services by accelerating delivery timelines and automating volume-driven tasks, thereby challenging the traditional headcount-based outsourcing model. A weak sentiment in the IT sector, along with lingering geopolitical tensions between the US and Iran, may influence investors to take a cautious approach in the near term.

View by Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Investments

3:40 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Technical view

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nifty closed around 25,800 (down approximately 0.45–0.51%), with intraday movement remaining largely choppy between 25,752 and 25,907. The index continues to trade within a consolidation structure, carrying a mildly bearish to neutral undertone. The 50-day EMA near 25,685 and the 100-day EMA near 25,583 remain crucial structural supports anchoring the broader trend. Unless these levels are decisively breached, the correction remains controlled rather than structural.

Technically, the index concluded the session on a negative note after repeated rejection near the 25,850–25,900 supply cluster, which also coincided with descending trendline resistance. Price action maintained a lower high–lower low sequence within a short-term falling channel structure and breached intermediate support near 25,814, accelerating downside momentum

View by Ponmudi R, CEO of Enrich Money

3:39 PM

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

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nifty Midcap 100 was down 0.47 per cent, while the Smallcap was 0.64 per cent lower.

3:37 PM

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

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Bajaj Finance, ICICI Bank, BEL, Trent and SBI were among the top gainers on Sensex. On the downside, TechM, Infosys, TCS and HCLTech were the top losers.

3:34 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nifty50 settles at 25,807.20, down 146 pts

Stock Market LIVE Updates: NSE Nifty50 closed at 25,807.20, down 146.65 points or 0.57 per cent.

3:33 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sensex closes at 83,674.92, down 558 pts

Stock Market LIVE Updates: BSE Sensex closed at 83,674.92, down 558.72 points or 0.66 per cent.

3:25 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nifty Oil & Gas falls 1% as oil prices rise; IGL, MGL, BPCL shares drag

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The Nifty Oil and Gas index fell over 1 per cent on Thursday reacting to a rise in crude oil prices amid simmering tensions between the US and Iran.

The Nifty Oil and Gas declined as much as 1.24 per cent to the day's low of 12,199.20. As of 2:08 PM, the Nifty Oil and Gas index was trading 1.17 per cent down at 12,208.5, as compared to a 0.52 per cent decline in the Nifty 50 index. READ MORE

3:20 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Voltas rallies 19% in 9 trading days, hits 52-week high in weak market

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Share price of Voltas hit a fresh 52-week high at ₹1,545.15, gaining 3 per cent on the BSE in Thursday’s intra-day trade in an otherwise weak market on a healthy business outlook. In the past nine trading days, the market price of the household appliances company has rallied 19 per cent. READ MORE

3:09 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: HAL shares in focus

Stock Market LIVE Updates: HAL posted a profit of ₹1,867 crore, up from ₹1,466 crore the year before. Quarterly revenue rose 10.7 per cent ‌to ₹7,699 crore.

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Stock Market LIVE Updates: 3 PM Update

Stock Market LIVE Updates: At 3 PM, BSE Sensex was trading 83,600.21, down 633.43 points or 0.75 per cent and NSe Nifty50 was at 25,783, down 170.85 points or 0.66 per cent.

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