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Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nifty Realty falls over 2%; Lodha, Godrej Properties top losers

Published on 19/02/2026 02:03 PM

The Nifty index has now fallen over 250 points, extending losses as the market sell-off intensifies.

The shares of Lodha Developers have declined by over 3%, making it the biggest loser among the Nifty realty stocks.

The shares of Godrej Properties declined, falling from the highs of the day.

The shares of Gurugram-based DLF fall over 2% as realty stocks take a hit.

The shares of midcap IT stock, Persistent Systems, have fallen over 9% in the past year of trade.

The Nifty Realty index has fallen by over 2%, making it one of the worst-performing index.

In order to increase its physical presence in India and strengthen its relationships with academic institutions, developers, and businesses in one of its fastest-growing regions, OpenAI has announced plans to open new offices in Bengaluru and Mumbai.

 

The benchmark index was not the only thing that was weak. Sectoral indexes like real estate, utilities, consumer durables, and industrials emerged as significant drags, putting pressure on broader markets as well.

 

The shares of RBL Bank have surged to a 6-year high, rising over 3% today.

 

The market extends losses; all major indices are down nearly 1% each. Reliance, ICICI Bank, M&M, HDFC Bank, & Bharti Airtel among top contributors to Nifty’s losses

The richest man in Asia, Mukesh Ambani, owns Jio and Reliance Industries, which promised to invest ₹10 lakh crore ($110 billion) in the development of an artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem in India over the course of the following seven years, beginning in 2026.

 

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These are the biggest volume-based movers among the Nifty 500 stocks.

Somil Mehta of Mirae Asset Sharekhan

On Netweb Technologies

The stock has broken out of a huge consolidation. It has been consolidating for the last three months and consolidating above the 200-day moving averages (DMA).

So, I will be very positive on the stock. My targets would be around ₹4,250 in the short-term to medium-term outlook.

Fresh buying is suggested; ₹3,120 would be the stop loss, but this is a long-term story, and one should definitely invest in the stock.

Moshe Katri, Managing Director, FinTech & Tech-Enabled Services Investment Banking at Wedbush Securities, believes that Indian IT companies might be approaching a valuation bottom after the Nifty IT index dropped more than sixteen percent in a single month.

 

According to fund data, over the last eight years, a monthly SIP in the Mahindra Manulife Mid Cap Fund has produced an XIRR of 22.3%, surpassing the 21.1% produced by the Nifty Midcap 150 TRI during the same time period.

 

Jio & RIL to invest ₹10 lakh crore over the next 7 years starting this year. India will emerge as one of the greatest powers in AI in the world. Will prove that AI doesn’t take away jobs but rather creates new, high-skilled work opportunities.

Somil Mehta of Mirae Asset Sharekhan

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Nifty has fallen over 200 points, and these are the biggest contributors to the loss.

The Nifty Smallcap index is down, as the larger market also suffers along with the benchmark indices.

The Nifty Midcap 100 index is also under pressure, falling close to 1%

The Nifty Bank index is under pressure, with the banking index falling towards 61,000.

The Nifty index has extended losses, falling over 200 points.

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