Stock Market LIVE Updates: GIFT Nifty hints at negative start for benchmarks; Asian markets mixed
Stock Market LIVE, February 27, 2026: Among global peers, markets in the Asia-Pacific were mixed on Friday after a decline on Wall Street overnight, triggered by a sharp drop in Nvidia shares
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Stock Market LIVE on Friday, February 27, 2026: The GIFT Nifty futures indicated a negative start for the benchmark Indian equity indices amidst mixed global cues on Friday.
At 6:37 AM, GIFT Nifty futures were trading 96 points lower at 25,539, indicating a weak start for domestic markets. Investors await US core PPI data. Back home, D-Street investors eye GDP growth data from India.
Global markets
Among global peers, markets in the Asia-Pacific were mixed on Friday after a decline on Wall Street overnight, triggered by a sharp drop in Nvidia shares despite the company reporting quarterly earnings that beat expectations.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 0.6 per cent, South Korea’s Kospi dropped 1.1 per cent, while Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 was little changed in early trading.
Overnight in the US, Wall Street stocks reversed course on Thursday, sliding a day after results from artificial intelligence leader Nvidia failed to excite investors. The pullback in Nvidia weighed on technology stocks, which have been a key driver of the recent market rally. The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 0.03 per cent, but the broader S&P 500 lost 0.54 per cent, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite declined 1.18 per cent.
FII, DII activity
In the institutional activity segment, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) net sold shares worth ₹1,945.99 crore. Meanwhile, domestic institutional investors (DIIs) net bought shares worth ₹3,655 crore on February 26.
IPO today
The primary markets are expected to remain abuzz today. In the mainline IPO segment, shares of Gaudium IVF & Women Health IPO are set to make their D-Street debut today. Omnitech Engineering IPO enters the final day of public subscription today, while the basis of allotment for PNGS Reva Diamond Jewellery IPO is likely to get finalised.
In the SME segment, Acetech E-Commerce IPO opens for subscription today. Striders Impex IPO enters the second day of subscription today, while Yaaap Digital will enter the final day of subscription today.
Commodity corner
Oil prices traded on a mixed note on Friday. Brent crude was down 0.14 per cent at $70.75 per barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was trading 0.02 per cent higher at $65.25 per barrel.
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Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nifty50 - Technical view
Stock Market LIVE Updates: "The repeated hammering on successive days from key upside pivots is disappointing. However, the base has held firm all
these days, leading to a triangle formation, encouraging us to keep the upside hopes alive. We will continue to look for a break of 25,670 to confirm strength, in order to aim for 25,900. Swings on either sides of 25,530 may be expected, but we will wait for a fall below 25300 to switch sides."
Views by: Geojit Investments
Views by: Geojit Investments
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Stock Market LIVE Updates: Jio Financial Services infuses ₹2,000 crore into subsidiary Jio Credit
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Stock Market LIVE Updates: DEE Development Engineers in focus
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Stock Market LIVE Updates: Here are the top stocks to watch today
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Views by: Ponmudi R, CEO of Enrich Money
Stock Market LIVE Updates: 'Investor participation is likely to remain cautious and selective'
Stock Market LIVE Updates: The Indian stock market is likely to open on a cautious to slightly softer note, tracking a weaker overnight close on Wall Street and subdued sentiment across Asian equities, which are likely to keep investors in a risk-averse mode. The recent US–Iran negotiations over Iran’s nuclear programme concluded without a breakthrough, heightening concerns over the possibility of a US strike and the risk of a broader Middle East conflict. Amid rising uncertainty over the next US course of action regarding Iran, and in the absence of fresh domestic catalysts, investor participation is likely to remain cautious and selective. As a result, sentiment is expected to stay guarded, with markets continuing to oscillate within a defined range and witnessing intermittent bouts of volatility rather than a clear, conviction-led directional move.
Views by: Ponmudi R, CEO of Enrich Money
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Stock Market LIVE Updates: F&O pick: ONGC shows positive trend; adopt bull spread: Nandish Shah
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Stock Market LIVE Updates: Risk-reward tilting towards higher exposure to equities: Mihir Vora
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Stock Market LIVE Updates: Oil can flare 57% to $110/bbl in worst-case on Iran-US tensions: Analysts
Stock Market LIVE Updates: Brent crude oil prices can hit the $110 a barrel (bbl) mark, up around 57 per cent from the current levels in the worst case scenario, if case tensions between the United States (US) and Iran escalate, analysts said. READ MORE
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Stock Market LIVE Updates: FPI flows in Feb highest in 17 months; MFs turn net sellers after 3 years
Stock Market LIVE Updates: Domestic equity markets are witnessing a rare divergence in investor behaviour, with foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) turning net buyers and domestic mutual funds (MFs) moving in opposite directions. READ MORE
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Stock Market LIVE Updates: IPOs today
Stock Market LIVE Updates: The primary markets are expected to remain abuzz today. In the mainline IPO segment, shares of Gaudium IVF & Women Health IPO are set to make their D-Street debut today. Omnitech Engineering IPO enters the final day of public subscription today, while the basis of allotment for PNGS Reva Diamond Jewellery IPO is likely to get finalised.
In the SME segment, Acetech E-Commerce IPO opens for subscription today. Striders Impex IPO enters the second day of subscription today, while Yaaap Digital will enter the final day of subscription today.
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First Published: Feb 27 2026 | 7:11 AM IST