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Stock Market Today LIVE: Indian stock market benchmarks, Sensex and Nifty 50, pared gains to turn red on Thursday, February 27 draged by banking and FMCG stocks. HDFC Bank, SBI and Axis Bank were the top draggers on BSE Sensex.

Meanwhile, IT stocks also pared early morning rally but remainedd in the green. IT stocks were the top gainers after AI chipmaker Nvidia posted stromng earnings for the December quarter. Nifty IT index rose 2% but later pared gains to trade around 0.3% higher. Nifty PSU Bank, Nifty Bank, Nifty Fin Services were all down around half a percent each.

Sensex cracked 450 points to day's low of 81,983.96 from its intra-day high of 82,579.16 while Nifty was around 0.2% lower, below 25,450 levels.

Moreover, Asian peers rose following rise in US equities in overnight deals as technology stocks continued their upward momentum. Japan’s Nikkei 225 climbed to a fresh record on Thursday, February 26, supported by what market participants described as the ‘Takaichi trade’.

The Nikkei 225 jumped 1.1% to an all-time high of 59,199.31, marking its third straight session of record closes. The broader Topix index also rallied sharply, rising 1.45% to hit a new peak.

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Stock Market Today LIVE: Silver prices on Thursday fell ₹3,264 to ₹2,65,052 per kg as demand weakened.

On the Multi Commodity Exchange, silver contracts for March delivery declined ₹3,264, or 1.22%, to ₹2,65,052 per kg.

Globally, silver was trading 0.14% lower at $89.35 per ounce in New York.

Stock Market Today LIVE: Gold prices on Thursday dropped ₹539 to ₹1,60,606 per 10 grams in futures trade amid a fall in spot demand.

On the Multi Commodity Exchange, gold contracts for April delivery traded lower by ₹539, or 0.33 per cent, at ₹1,60,606 per 10 grams in a business turnover of 647 lots.

Analysts attributed the fall in gold prices to weak global cues.

Globally, gold futures increased by 0.59 per cent to USD 5,196.38 per ounce in New York.

Stock Market Today LIVE: Angel One appeared to have crashed nearly 90% in a single trading session on Thursday, but the sharp fall was purely optical and linked to the company’s 1:10 stock split that came into effect on the record date.

The stock opened at ₹251.35 per share on Thursday, compared with its previous close of ₹2,489.90. Post adjustment, the share price moved lower during the session and slipped about 3% to an intraday low of ₹241.50 on the BSE.

Stock Market Today LIVE: Indian equity benchmarks, Sensex and Nifty 50, pared gains to turn red on Thursday, February 27 draged by banking and FMCG stocks. HDFC Bank, SBI and Axis Bank were the top draggers on BSE Sensex.

Meanwhile, IT stocks also pared early morning rally but remainedd in the green. IT stocks were the top gainers after AI chipmaker Nvidia posted stromng earnings for the December quarter. Nifty IT index rose 2% but later pared gains to trade around 0.3% higher. Nifty PSU Bank, Nifty Bank, Nifty Fin Services were all down around half a percent each.

Sensex cracked 450 points to day's low of 81,983.96 from its intra-day high of 82,579.16 while Nifty was around 0.2% lower, below 25,450 levels.

Stock Market Today LIVE: VK Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Investments suggests that for investors, the best option now is to slowly accumulate fundamentally strong, quality stocks like financials which are available at fair valuations. High quality growth stocks in sectors like automobiles and capital goods also will remain resilient. Buy and wait with patience.

It appears that the IT stocks are stabilising after the 20% crash in the last one month, despite the uncertainty surrounding the sector, he added.

Stock Market Today LIVE: Shares of Sanofi Consumer Healthcare rallied as much as 14.5% to a day’s high of ₹4,586 on the BSE on Thursday after the company reported a 50% year-on-year (YoY) rise in net profit to ₹66.5 crore for the fourth quarter.

Revenue from operations for the quarter came in at ₹251 crore, marking a robust 47% increase compared with the corresponding quarter of the previous financial year.

The company also declared a dividend of ₹75 per share for the year ended December 31, 2025.

Stock Market Today LIVE: SBI Life Insurance Company share price edged higher on Thursday, February 26, after the company’s board announced an interim dividend for shareholders on February 25. The stock rose around 1.5% in early trade following the announcement.

The life insurer declared an interim dividend of ₹2.7 per share for FY26. The dividend has been announced on a face value of ₹10 per share. To identify eligible shareholders, SBI Life has fixed March 6 as the record date. The dividend payout is scheduled to be completed on or before Friday, March 27, 2026.

Stock Market Today LIVE: PSU stock Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) share price advanced around a percent on Thursday, February 26 as retail portion of its offer for sale (OFS) is scheduled to open today. This means individual investors will be able to place their bids on the stock today.

The stock advanced as much 0.7% to its day's high of ₹105.30.

The IRFC OFS by the Indian govt did not receive full participation from institutional investors on Wednesday, February 25. Meanwhile, on the equity front, the government chose not to exercise the oversubscription option in the ongoing OFS.

Stock Market Today LIVE: The 200 day SMA has persistently held firm in the last few days, even though the pull back thereafter never found enough momentum to set off directional moves. A repeat of the same is in play now. We will go in today, continuing to eye yesterday’s upside turnaround level of 25670 to confirm strength, in order to aim for 25900. Downside marker may be placed at 25530, predicted Anand James, Chief Market Strategist, Geojit Investments.

Stock Market Today LIVE: VK Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Investments said, “A significant takeaway from the current market trend is that despite large institutional buying - FII and DII combined - the market is not surging. Yesterday the combined institutional buying in the cash market was a massive ₹8100 crores. Yet the market couldn’t sustain the early gains since the “sell on rally” trend emerged, wiping out the early gains. As the market rallies and valuations get stretched, bears are getting stronger and shorts are increasing, pulling the market down. This trend may continue in the near-term, capping the upside to the market.”

Stock Market Today LIVE: At 9:33 am, Sensex was up 35.37 points or 0.04% at 82,311.44 while Nifty 50 added 56 points or 0.22% at 25,539.40

Stock Market Today LIVE: Sensex opens 200 points higher, Nifty hovers around 25,500.

At 9:20 am, Sensex was up 189.96 points or 0.23% at 82,466.03 while the broader Nifty added 66.05 points or 0.26% to 25,548.55.

Stock Market Today LIVE: Nifty 50 index formed a small red candle on the daily chart with a long upper shadow.

“This signals a formation of inside day bar type candle pattern, but this market action reflects a lack of strength in the bounce back. The bearish descending triangle pattern is unfolding and the series of lower highs after bouncing back from the lower support signals sell on rise opportunity in the market ahead,” said Nagaraj Shetti, Senior Technical Research Analyst at HDFC Securities.

Stock Market Today LIVE: Sensex witnessed profit booking at higher levels after an intraday rally, which is largely negative.

“We are of the view that the 20-day SMA (Simple Moving Average) or 82,500 will act as an immediate resistance zone for day traders. As long as Sensex trades below this level, the weak sentiment is likely to continue on the downside, with a potential slip toward the 200-day SMA or 82,000 - 81,800,” said Shrikant Chouhan, Head Equity Research, Kotak Securities.

Stock Market Today LIVE: Indian IT stocks including Infosys, TCS, HCL Tech, and others will be in focus today, February 26 after AI chipmaker Nvidia reported a record revenue of $68.1 billion in the fourth quarter, up 73% from a year ago and well above the $65.7 billion analysts had forecast. Net income for the quarter more than doubled YoY to $42.96 billion. The company forecast the current quarter’s revenue at $78 billion, plus or minus 2%, comfortably above the roughly $72 billion Wall Street expectations.

Stock Market Today LIVE: Iran and the US hold the latest round of talks in Geneva today, February 26 aimed at resolving their longstanding nuclear dispute and averting new US strikes on Iran following a large-scale military buildup. US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner will attend the indirect talks with Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, a US official told Reuters.

Stock Market Today LIVE: US stock market ended higher on Wednesday and touched two-week highs, as technology stocks extended their rally. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 307.65 points, or 0.63%, to 49,482.15, while the S&P 500 gained 56.06 points, or 0.81%, to 6,946.13. The Nasdaq Composite closed 288.40 points, or 1.26%, higher at 23,152.08.

Nvidia stock price gained 1.44%, as the company’s fourth-quarter revenue beat analyst estimates. AMD shares fell 1.39%, Microsoft share price rallied 2.98%, Apple stock price rose 0.77%, Amazon shares gained 1% and Meta stock price advanced 2.25%. Axon Enterprise shares jumped 17.6%.

Stock Market Today LIVE: Asian markets traded higher on Thursday, following overnight rally on Wall Street, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 crossing above 59,000 for the first time. The Nikkei 225 rose 1.1%, to an all-time high of 59,199.31, and Topix rallied 1.45%, also scaling a new peak. South Korea’s Kospi gained 1.65%, while the Kosdaq added 0.57%. Hong Kong Hang Seng index futures indicated a higher opening.

Stock Market Today LIVE: The trends on Gift Nifty also indicate a positive start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading around 25,667 level, a premium of nearly 39 points from the Nifty futures’ previous close.

Stock Market Today LIVE: The Indian stock market benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, are likely to open higher on Thursday, tracking upbeat global market cues.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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