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Market breadth remained firmly negative, with 45 Nifty stocks closing in the red and 27 out of 30 Sensex constituents ending lower. On the NSE, the advance-decline ratio stood at 1:2, highlighting widespread declines.Nifty Bank dropped 659 points to 60,529, while the Midcap index tumbled 683 points to 59,116. Except for Nifty IT, all sectoral indices closed lower, with realty and capital market stocks leading the losses.Among individual stocks, Sun Pharma, M&M, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, and Bharti Airtel were the top Nifty losers.Vishal Mega Mart fell nearly 8% after a 14.2% equity stake worth ₹7,915 crore changed hands via a block deal.On the gaining side, Tata Motors (CV) rose over 3% after CLSA initiated coverage with an ‘Outperform’ rating. In the midcap pack, L&T Finance, Tata Communications, Godrej Properties, and Phoenix Mills were the top losers, while Dixon Technologies emerged as the top gainer, rising over 4% in today’s trade.Separately, Sarda Energy advanced 7% after the Supreme Court dismissed a plea by unsuccessful bidders in the SKS Power acquisition case.The week that wasBenchmark indices ended the week sharply lower, with all major indices closing in the red. The Sensex and Nifty declined nearly 2% each, while the Midcap index and Nifty Bank dropped close to 1%, reflecting sustained selling pressure across sectors.Sectorally, Nifty Realty and Nifty IT were the worst performers, falling over 4% each. Notably, Nifty IT has plunged more than 19% in February so far, marking its steepest monthly decline since September 2008. Weakness in technology stocks continued to weigh heavily on overall sentiment.Among frontline stocks, Bharti Airtel fell 5%, registering its biggest weekly decline since December 2024. Other top Nifty losers included Eternal, Tech Mahindra, Trent, and Wipro.In the midcap space, UPL, IDFC First Bank, Coforge, IRCTC, and KPIT Tech emerged as the top laggards. On the flip side, Mankind Pharma, Bank of Maharashtra, Polycab, Bharat Forge, and Bandhan Bank were among the key midcap gainers, offering selective support amid broader weakness.

“Sluggishness in the market is a tad surprising considering that most headwinds are out. I think the macro dashboard of India is looking pretty solid, whether it is banking credit growth, whether it is M3 supply, whether it is gross fix asset formation reflecting private capex. The Q3 GDP numbers will be out, and I think there is a sense that it may outperform the estimate. May be closer to 8% and we’ll also have the new series coming. Earnings growth has been pretty good, if you take these one offs through Labour Code, etc. So it is, but this is how markets are. I think it’s, it’s also led by some weakness in some large names. It was IT most part of the week, and today it is more Bharti and some of the auto names, which is also, in my view, a little bit of an overreaction, and especially in case of Bharti. But this is what markets are. In bull markets, you don’t react to negative news, and when sentiment is bearish, you don’t react to good set of news. So that’s how it is.”Benchmark indices ended the week sharply lower, with all major indices closing in the red. The Sensex and Nifty declined nearly 2% each, while the Midcap index and Nifty Bank dropped close to 1%, reflecting sustained selling pressure across sectors.Sectorally, Nifty Realty and Nifty IT were the worst performers, falling over 4% each. Notably, Nifty IT has plunged more than 19% in February so far, marking its steepest monthly decline since September 2008. Weakness in technology stocks continued to weigh heavily on overall sentiment.Among frontline stocks, Bharti Airtel fell 5%, registering its biggest weekly decline since December 2024. Other top Nifty losers included Eternal, Tech Mahindra, Trent, and Wipro.

Benchmark indices witnessed a broad-based selloff, with all major indices falling over 1% each. The Sensex plunged 961 points to close at 81,287, while the Nifty slipped 318 points to settle at 25,179, breaching the 25,200 mark amid heavy selling in financial heavyweights such as HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank, along with Bharti Airtel.Market breadth remained firmly negative, with 45 Nifty stocks closing in the red and 27 out of 30 Sensex constituents ending lower. On the NSE, the advance-decline ratio stood at 1:2, highlighting widespread declines.Nifty Bank dropped 659 points to 60,529, while the Midcap index tumbled 683 points to 59,116. Except for Nifty IT, all sectoral indices closed lower, with realty and capital market stocks leading the losses.Among individual stocks, Sun Pharma, M&M, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, and Bharti Airtel were the top Nifty losers.

Nifty ends below 25,200 after sharp sell-off in last 30 minutes led by banks. Nifty 50 ends 1.25% below at 25,175, while Sencex closed 1.1% lower at 81,318.32.

– 45 stocks on the Nifty trading with losses out of 50.

– 91 stocks out of 100 on the Nifty 100 index trading with losses

– 77 stocks on the Nifty Midcap index out of 100 are trading with losses

– 71 stocks on the Nifty Smallcap index are trading with losses

Shares of Kotak Mahindra Bank are trading with losses of over 2%

Shares of ICICI Bank are also down 2%. It is one of the biggest constituents on the Nifty Bank

AU Small Finance Bank shares are down 1.5%, while HDFC Bank shares are down 1.2%

The Nifty 50 index has seen a sharp sell-off in just the last five mintues.

From levels of 25,300, the index has declined to 25,150 levels in just five minutes.

The reversal in the Nifty Bank is the big trigger behind the sell-off.

44 out of the Nifty stocks are trading with losses.

To prevent overspeculation and safeguard small investors, Ashishkumar Chauhan, MD & CEO of the National Stock Exchange (NSE), has suggested a minimum qualifying standard for participation in the Futures and Options (F&O) segment.

Chief Investment and Portfolio Strategist Gargi Chaudhuri According to Americas at BlackRock, the focus of AI investments is moving from software to “builders and adopters” of infrastructure, such as semiconductors, energy, and power. She anticipates some job interruption but also increases in productivity. Flows are drawn to emerging economies, and India stands out as a long-term portfolio diversifier because to favourable real bond yields, improving valuations, and demographics.

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As the Nifty index trades with a 200-point deficit, these are the biggest volume-based movers.

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SBI Life Insurance and artificial intelligence company Sarvam have teamed up to implement AI solutions meant to improve client interaction and assist with sales tasks. The insurer’s nationwide distribution network will be included in the launch.

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On Friday, February 27, gold and silver saw mixed trading. While domestic silver prices rose more than 3% in futures trading, gold saw small increases as investors followed geopolitical developments, Federal Reserve commentary, and US trade policy signals.

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The shares of realty company Brigade Enterprises declined as Realty stocks remained under pressure.

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