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Stock Market Close: Sensex gains 317 pts; Nifty tops 25,500 despite US-Iran tensions; SMIDs mixed

Sensex Today | Stock Market Highlights, Friday, Feb 20: In the broader markets, the Nifty MidCap 100 ended 0.48 per cent higher, while Nifty Smallcap was down 0.11 per cent

Investors stung by AI may turn to India, lured by domestic demand: Analysis

Left behind and sold by foreigners ​through a years-long rally in everything tied to computing and AI infrastructure, India's 'anti-AI' equity market ​is starting to catch up

5paisa Capital jumps 9% as board to consider fundraising on Feb 24

In a year, 5paisa Capital shares have slipped around 15 per cent as compared to Sensex's rise of 8.9 per cent

Anand Rathi upgrades Kalpataru Proj to 'Buy' on strong order visibility

Kalpataru Projects has secured orders worth ₹19,500 crore in FY26 year-to-date (Y-T-D), led by Buildings & Factories (B&F) (56 per cent) and Transmission & Distribution (T&D)/Urban (44 per cent).

Gold outlook: Range-bound trade likely; analyst suggests buying at dips

Gold outlook: Spot gold continues to trade in its short-term range of $4,700-$5,100; however, moves have become quite volatile and choppy

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

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

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

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

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

Fractal Analytics up 4% on unveiling Vaidya 2.0 healthcare reasoning model

Fractal said Vaidya 2.0 scored 50.1 on OpenAI's HealthBench (hard), and claimed it is the first AI model to cross the 50+ mark on this benchmark, outperforming OpenAI's GPT-5 and Google's Gemini Pro 3

LG Electronics newly rated 'Buy' at Axis Direct; 16% upside potential seen

Axis Direct believes LG Electronics is well-positioned for sustained profitability and growth supported by its leading market share, brand equity, and deep distribution networks

Jindal Saw slips 4% after API restricts monogram use on seamless pipes

In one year, Jindal Saw shares have slipped over 25 per cent, compared to Sensex's rise of 10 per cent

Refex Industries jumps 8% as SAT stays Sebi penalty against promoter

The counter saw buying after the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) granted a stay on the recovery of the penalty imposed by the Sebi against Anil Jain, promoter of Refex Industries

BL Kashyap spikes 8% on ₹300-crore order for Greater Noida housing project

BL Kashyap stock rose after the company informed stock exchanges that it had secured a work order worth ₹300 crore (excluding goods and services tax (GST)) from CRC Greens Private Limited.

Q3 review: Largecaps resilient; 40% smallcaps miss estimates, says JM Fin

Q3 review: For FY26E, JM Financial expects the bulk of earnings support to come from oil & gas, metals & mining, telecom and NBFC

Analyst suggests Nifty strategy; bets on Axis Bank, Bajaj Auto, L&T Fin

Ajit Mishra of Religare Broking recommends Nifty strategy and three stocks to buy; check details here

Stocks to buy today: Analyst suggests Prime Focus, GMDC and one other stock

Stocks to buy today: Kunal Kamble of Bonanza recommends buying Prime Focus, GMDC and Choice International; here's why

Power demand rebounds in Jan; Antique bullish on JSW Energy, Adani Power

Antique highlighted JSW Energy and Adani Power as its preferred picks, citing their strong execution visibility

Why Ambit prefers hotel stocks over aviation and luggage? Leela top bet

The brokerage preference remains hotels over aviation and luggage within the travel and related consumption basket, reflecting stronger earnings visibility in hotels