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Stock Market Today LIVE: Indian stock market benchmarks, the Sensex and Nifty 50, settled lower on Tuesday, February 24 tracking subdued cues from global markets. Investor sentiment was shaken by uncertainty surrounding tariff policies and Us-Iran tensions.

The Sensex ended 1,068.74 points or 1.28% lower at 82,225.92, while the broader Nifty 50 lost 276.35 points or 1.07% to settle at 25,436.65 during the session.

Investors lost ₹3 lakh crore as the overall market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms fell to ₹466 lakh crore from ₹469 lakh crore in the previous session.

Global markets remained unsettled after President Donald Trump said he would raise a global import levy to 15% following the US Supreme Court’s ruling against his so-called reciprocal tariffs.

On Monday, Trump also cautioned countries against reneging on recently negotiated trade agreements with the U.S. after the Supreme Court struck down his emergency tariffs, warning that any such move would invite much steeper duties under alternative trade law.

NTPC, HUL, and PowerGrid were the top gainers while Tech Mahindra, HCL Tech, and Eternal fell the most.

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Stock Market Today LIVE: Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Investments Limited said, "Domestic markets registered a sharp decline, led by significant weakness in IT stocks amid renewed global concerns over AI-driven disruption and margin pressures for traditional service providers. Global trade and tariff worries resurfaced as well, with additional pressure arising from Trump’s warnings on trade deals and reports of possible national‑security tariffs.

Realty stocks also came under strain on expectations that prolonged stress in the IT sector could weigh on real estate demand and valuations. Meanwhile, escalating U.S.–Iran tensions, marked by embassy staff evacuations and Iran’s warnings of wider regional escalation, intensified risk aversion. Overall, markets remain highly sensitive to geopolitical risks and sector-specific pressures, driving investors toward defensive, domestically focused segments."

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Stock Market Today LIVE: Investors lost ₹3 lakh crore as the overall market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms fell to ₹466 lakh crore from ₹469 lakh crore in the previous session.

Stock Market Today LIVE: The mid- and small-cap indices also ended in the negative territory but they still outperformed the benchmarks. The BSE 150 MidCap Index slipped 0.40%, while the BSE 250 SmallCap Index fell 0.76%.

Stock Market Today LIVE: The Sensex ended 1,068.74 points or 1.28% lower at 82,225.92, while the broader Nifty 50 lost 276.35 points or 1.07% to settle at 25,436.65 during the session.

Stock Market Today LIVE: IDFC First Bank shares rise 3% afterit said it had paid the entire principal and interest amount claimed by departments of the Haryana government, even as the investigation into the matter remains ongoing. The bank disclosed that the total payout stood at ₹583 crore, underscoring its commitment to customer-first principles and ethical banking practices.

Stock Market Today LIVE: Real estate stocks tumbled as much as 5% on Tuesday, weighed down by a sharp selloff in the IT sector, which is grappling with mounting concerns over AI-led disruptions. India’s technology industry, one of the country’s largest employers, has strong linkages to commercial real estate as well as urban housing demand, adding to the pressure on property stocks.

The Nifty Realty index slipped 3% to hit an intraday low of 819.15, with all 10 constituents trading in negative territory. Prestige Estates Projects led the losses, falling about 5% around 2 pm.

Other major laggards included Lodha Developers, Signatureglobal (India), and Godrej Properties, which declined between 3% and 4%. Shares of DLF, Sobha, The Phoenix Mills, Brigade Enterprises, Anant Raj, and Oberoi Realty also weakened, shedding between 1% and 3% each.

Stock Market Today LIVE: Bitcoin continued its losing streak on Tuesday, driving the token to its sharpest monthly decline since a wave of corporate failures rocked the crypto industry in 2022.

The world’s largest cryptocurrency dropped as much as 2.64% to $62,858 during Asian trading hours and is now down over 19% in February, heading for its worst monthly performance since June 2022, showed a Bloomberg analysis. Today’s decline left Bitcoin trading roughly 50% below its early-October record high of $126,272.

Bitcoin is also heading towards the fifth consecutive monthly loss, marking its longest stretch of declines since 2018.

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Stock Market Today LIVE: European equities edged lower on Tuesday as investors stayed cautious amid an uncertain global trade environment, while banking stocks came under sharp pressure, mirroring a selloff on Wall Street after concerns over artificial intelligence-led disruption resurfaced.

The pan-European STOXX 600 index was down 0.2% at 630 points by 0815 GMT.

Renewed trade jitters dominated global markets this week, with U.S. President Donald Trump’s new blanket tariff rate expected to come into force from Tuesday, reviving uncertainty around trade agreements reached last year.

Stock Market Today LIVE: Gold prices slid over 1% on Tuesday, retreating from a three-week peak touched earlier in the session, as a firmer U.S. dollar and profit-booking pressured the metal while investors waited for greater clarity on U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff plans.

Spot gold fell 1.1% to $5,172.11 per ounce by 0827 GMT, snapping a four-session rally. U.S. gold futures for April delivery were down 0.6% at $5,191.50.

The U.S. dollar index gained 0.2%, making dollar-denominated bullion more expensive for investors holding other currencies.

Among other precious metals, spot silver slipped 0.3% to $87.94 per ounce, a day after touching a more than two-week high. Spot platinum eased 0.2% to $2,149.04 per ounce, while palladium also declined 0.2% to $1,739.69 per ounce.

Stock Market Today LIVE: The steep slide wiped out ₹6.3 lakh crore in investor wealth, dragging the total BSE market capitalisation down to around ₹462 lakh crore.

Stock Market Today LIVE: Shares of International Business Machines (IBM) tumbled more than 13% on Monday, marking the stock’s sharpest single-day fall in over 25 years. The sell-off followed comments from AI startup Anthropic, which said its Claude Code tool could be used to modernise a legacy programming language that operates on IBM systems.

IBM’s stock dropped 13.2% to settle at $223.35, registering its biggest one-day decline since October 18, 2000.

COBOL, the programming language in question, is extensively used on IBM mainframe systems across sectors such as banking, insurance, and government services. Anthropic noted that COBOL is responsible for handling nearly 95% of ATM transactions in the US, while also highlighting that the pool of developers proficient in the language continues to shrink year after year.

Stock Market Today LIVE: Shares of One MobiKwik Systems jumped nearly 13% on Tuesday after the company said its subsidiary had secured approval from the BSE to start stock broking operations. The fintech stock climbed to ₹227.37 in morning trade, breaking a three-session losing run.

On Monday, MobiKwik said the BSE had activated the subsidiary on its platform with effect from February 24, 2026, following the stock broking licence granted by the Securities and Exchange Board of India in July 2025. With the approval in place, the company is now permitted to commence broking activities on the BSE, including equity trade execution, buying and selling of shares, as well as clearing and settlement services.

Stock Market Today LIVE: The Sensex crashed 1,359.93 points or 1.6% to hit an intraday low of 81,934.73, while the NSE counterpart Nifty 50 fell 385.40 points or 1.5% to 25,327.60 during the session.

Stock Market Today LIVE: After an over 16% crash in the previous session, IDFC First bank share price steadied on Tuesday, February 24. The crash yesterday came after the lender disclosed that a ₹590 crore fraud had been detected at its Chandigarh branch, involving accounts linked to the Haryana government. In intra-day deals today, the scrip fell 2.1% to its day's low of ₹68.56 on BSE.

Stock Market Today LIVE: The steep slide wiped out ₹4.96 lakh crore in investor wealth, dragging the total BSE market capitalisation down to around ₹464 lakh crore.

Stock Market Today LIVE: Anand James, Chief Market Strategist, Geojit Investments Limited said, "Oscillators being oversold, and with some of them showing positive divergence, recovery signs were beginning to be visible in the last few days. However, with today’s slippage, we are below the 13 February’s reaction low of 31422 with momentum indicators favouring further slide. Standard deviation studies point to 29961 as the nearest support below, with further major support seen at 28800 and 27200, in the event of a collapse. Upside reversal level is seen at 30300 intraday, and at 31300 on a closing basis, with further resistance seen at 36200 for the Nifty IT index, which closed at 31550.5 on Monday."

Stock Market Today LIVE: The Sensex crashed nearly 1,160.50 points or 1.4% to hit an intraday low of 82,134.16, while the NSE counterpart Nifty 50 fell 307.20 points or 1.2% to 25,405.80 during the session.

Stock Market Today LIVE: Bharti Airtel, India’s second-largest telecom provider, witnessed its shares decline nearly 4% in intraday trade on Tuesday, February 24, touching the day’s low of ₹1,921 apiece. The stock was last seen around these levels in early February. The fall also marks its steepest intraday decline in three months.

Investors reacted negatively to the company’s proposal to strengthen its Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC), Airtel Money Limited, through substantial capital infusion. On Monday, the company announced significant plans for Airtel Money, stating that it will capitalise the NBFC subsidiary with ₹20,000 crore to be infused over the next few years, with 70% of the equity contribution coming from Bharti Airtel and the remaining 30% from the promoter group.

Stock Market Today LIVE: Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty 50 extended losses on Tuesday, February 24, as investors booked profits across sectors, tracking weak global cues.

The Sensex crashed nearly 900 points to hit an intraday low of 82,411, while the NSE counterpart Nifty 50 fell 1% to 25,460 during the session.

The sell-off was broad-based, with the mid- and small-cap indices dropping by up to 1%.

Stock Market Today LIVE: Bengaluru-based telecom infrastructure solutions provider Pace Digitek saw its shares rise 4% in Tuesday's trading session, February 24, to ₹189.55 apiece, even as the Indian stock market traded with deep cuts.

The stock stole the spotlight after the company announced a fresh order win from Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries. In its exchange filing on Monday, the company said that its material subsidiary, Lineage Power Private Limited, has secured a fresh order for the supply of Li-ion 48V 15S1P 314 AH battery packs. The order, awarded by Reliance Industries, is worth ₹158 crore. It will be completed by August 2026.

Stock Market Today LIVE: Jewellery stock PC Jeweller share price edged higher on Tuesday, February 24 despite stock market crash after it informed stock exchanges that it has expanded its overseas footprint through the incorporation of a step-down subsidiary in Africa.

The stock rose as much as 1.2% to its day's high of ₹10.12 on BSE. In comparison, the benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty lost around 1% each in intra-day deals on rising dollar, uncertainty around US tariffs and US-Iran war tensions.

Stock Market Today LIVE: The dollar index rose 0.20% and appears poised to reclaim the 98 mark. A stronger dollar is typically negative for emerging markets like India, as it increases the risk of foreign capital outflows.

Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) have started buying Indian equities in the cash segment this month following the announcement of the India–US trade deal.

Stock Market Today LIVE: Brent crude prices jumped by 1% to surpass $72 per barrel mark on Tuesday, hovering near a six-month high, ahead of the third round of nuclear talks between the U.S. and Iran.

Elevated crude oil prices are weighing on market sentiment, as India is one of the world’s largest importers of the commodity. Higher prices can strain the country’s macroeconomic stability, fuel inflation, and weaken the currency.

Stock Market Today LIVE: A sharp selloff in IT stocks is weighing on overall market sentiment. The Nifty IT index crashed by almost 4% in intraday trade on Tuesday and has fallen nearly 20% in February so far amid concerns over AI-led disruptions and elevated US interest rates. "The trend of weakness in tech stocks stemming from the potential AI impact continues. The weakness in the ADRs of Indian IT companies indicates that this segment will continue to remain under pressure," said Vijayakumar.

The Nifty IT index tanked 3.5% to a fresh 52-week low of 30,417.75, taking the month-to-date decline to 20%. As of yesterday's close, the IT pack has lost ₹5.05 lakh crore in market capitalisation, according to Capitaline data.

All Nifty IT constituents traded in the red, falling as much as 4%. Persistent Systems, HCL Technologies and Coforge shares were the biggest losers, down over 4% each. Meanwhile, Infosys' share price declined 3.7%, TCS' shares 3.5% and Wipro's stock 2.9%.

Stock Market Today LIVE: Investors lost over ₹4 lakh crore within just half an hour of the session, as the overall market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms fell to ₹465 lakh crore around 9:45 am, from ₹469 lakh crore in the previous session.

Stock Market Today LIVE: VK Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Investments stated, “President Trump’s State of the Union address today and the message that he would convey will be keenly watched by markets globally. The EU freezing the deal with US in the light of the tariff changes following the US Supreme Court verdict and Trump’s warnings to countries backing away from deals indicate that the tariff drama has more in store for economies and markets. We will have to wait and watch how this drama plays out.”

Stock Market Today LIVE: Shrikant Chouhan, Head Equity Research, Kotak Securities believes that the 20-day SMA or 25,600/83000 would act as an immediate reference point for day traders.

“As long as the market is trading above this level, the bullish momentum is likely to continue. On the higher side, 25,800/83600 would be the key resistance area for the bulls. A successful breakout of 25,800/83600 could push the market up to 25,950–26,000/84000-84200. On the flip side, below 25,600/83000, sentiment could change. If the market falls below this level, it is likely to retest the levels of 25,500–25,450/82700-82500,” he added.

Stock Market Today LIVE: Indian equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty 50 were trading almost 1% lower Tuesday, February 24 weighed down by muted global cues. Investor confidence took a hit amid lingering uncertainty over tariff policies and rising US–Iran tensions, with both indices slipping close to 1% in early trade.

Across Asia, markets were mixed, while Wall Street ended the previous session with sharp losses. Global sentiment stayed fragile after President Donald Trump said he would increase a global import levy to 15% following the US Supreme Court’s decision to strike down his so-called reciprocal tariffs.

At 9:40, Sensex was down 722.26 points or 0.87% at 82,572.40 while Nifty 50 fell 201.05 points or 0.78% to 25,511.95

Stock Market Today LIVE: Gold, Silver prices declined in the domestic futures market on Tuesday, February 24, morning, amid some profit booking after strong gains in the previous session. An uptick in the US dollar and weak spot demand prompted investors to take some profits on the MCX. However, US tariff-related uncertainties and US-Iran tensions limited losses for precious metals.

MCX gold April futures dropped by nearly ₹1,000, or 0.60%, to ₹1,60,615 per 10 grams. MCX silver April futures slipped by more than ₹1,000, or 0.40%, to ₹2,64,327 per kg.

Stock Market Today LIVE: Rupee falls 7 paise to 90.96 against the US dollar in early trade.

Stock Market Today LIVE: Indian stock market indices Nifty 50 and Sensex opened lower on Tuesday as investor sentiment was shaken by uncertainty surrounding tariff policies and Us-Iran tensions.

At 9:20 am, Sensex was down 477.74 points or -0.57% at 82,816.92 while Nify fell -139.30 points or -0.54% to 25,575. 15.

Stock Market Today LIVE: Bank Nifty index ended 92.25 points, or 0.15%, higher at 61,264.25 on Monday, forming a bullish candle with a long upper shadow on the daily chart, indicating underlying buying support but also highlighting selling pressure at higher levels.

“Going ahead, the region of 61,500 – 61,600 will act as a major hurdle for the Bank Nifty index. A sustained breakout above 61,600 could unleash strong upside momentum toward 62,200, and further toward 62,600. On the flip side, immediate support lies in the 60,800 – 60,700 zone; holding above this zone will keep the short term structure positive, while a breakdown below it may trigger further downside pressure,” said Sudeep Shah, Head - Technical and Derivatives Research at SBI Securities.

Stock Market Today LIVE: Nifty 50 index formed a small-bodied bullish candle with long upper and lower shadows on the daily chart, indicating indecision at higher levels. “A small bullish candle has been formed on the daily chart with gap up opening and with upper and lower shadow. Technically, this market action signals follow-through upmove with volatility. Presently, the market is forming consistent lower highs on the daily chart and there is a possibility of Nifty 50 finding crucial overhead resistance around 25,800 - 25,850 levels in the short term and any weakness from here could find support around 25,550 levels,” said Nagaraj Shetti, Senior Technical Research Analyst at HDFC Securities.

“We believe that the 20-day SMA or 83,000 will act as an immediate reference point for day traders. As long as Sensex is trading above this level, the bullish momentum is likely to continue. On the higher side, 83,600 would be the key resistance area for the bulls. A successful breakout of 83,600 could push the index up to 84,000 - 84,200,” said Shrikant Chouhan, Head Equity Research, Kotak Securities. On the flip side, he believes below 83,000, sentiment could change, and if Sensex falls below this level, it is likely to retest the levels of 82,700 - 82,500.

Stock Market Today LIVE: Gift Nifty was trading around 25,622 level, a discount of nearly 83 points from the Nifty futures’ previous close, indicating a negative start for the Indian stock market indices.Pranati Deva is a financial journalist with over a decade of newsroom experience, currently serving as Senior Sub Editor at LiveMint. She brings sharp...

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