Stock Market Today Highlights: ₹5 lk cr lost! Sensex crashes 961 points, Nifty down 1.2%; bank, auto, FMCG stocks drag

Stock Market Today LIVE: Gaurav Udani, Founder - Thincredblu Securities Pvt. Ltd., "Nifty witnessed an extended sell-off today, closing at 25,180, down 316 points. The index confirmed a breakdown from a descending triangle pattern and settled below key support levels, signalling a clear shift in short-term structure.

The 25,100 zone now becomes critical. A sustained move below this level could accelerate downside momentum toward the 24,800 mark. On the upside, the 25,350–25,400 range, which earlier acted as support, is now likely to function as resistance.

The breakdown suggests that sellers have regained control, and rallies may face supply at higher levels. Realty and auto stocks were among the biggest losers, reflecting broad-based pressure rather than isolated weakness.

In the current setup, traders should maintain strict stop-losses on existing long positions and consider adopting a sell-on-rise approach until the index reclaims its broken support levels. Risk management becomes paramount in such corrective phases."

Stock Market Today LIVE: The Indian rupee strengthened in February to log its first monthly rise since April 2025 as a pick-up in foreign portfolio inflows and the announcement of a U.S. trade deal eased pressure on the emerging market laggard. On Friday, the currency ended down marginally at 90.9750 per dollar after hovering in an under-5 paisa range through the session.

The currency strengthened about 1% in February, recovering from a struggle near record low levels at the end of last month after the U.S. and India announced a long-awaited trade deal.

The boost proved short-lived, though, as the U.S. Supreme Court order to strike down President Trump's signature global tariffs and jitters about how artificial intelligence may impact India's IT sector rocked sentiment. (source Reuters)

Stock Market Today LIVE: Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Investments noted Indian markets continued to consolidate amid weak global cues and rising geopolitical risks, with investor sentiment turning increasingly cautious.

“The lack of progress in US–Iran nuclear talks has intensified concerns of further escalation of Middle East tensions, while persistent AI‑related uncertainty is also supporting safe‑haven flows. Domestically, a risk‑off tone prevails as the earnings season winds down and global macro factors take precedence. Although IT stocks are witnessing selective low‑level buying after recent corrections, the broader trend remains subdued. With FIIs staying cautious and volatility likely to resurface, markets may continue to trade within a narrow range. India’s Q3 GDP prints due later today, expected to reflect underlying resilience, could offer some support at the margin.”

Stock Market Today LIVE: Sensex ended 961.42 points lower or 1.17% at 81,287.19 while Nifty 50 declined 317.90 points or 1.25% to settle at 25,178.65 as US-Iran talks end without a deal, making the investors more cautious. Moreover, investors also awaited the December quarter GDP data due later today.

In intra-day deals, Sensex crash as much as 1089.46 points or 1.32% to day's low of 81,159.15 while the broader Nifty 50 shed 355.25 points or 1.4% to 25,141.30.

Stock Market Today LIVE: Investors got poorer by nearly ₹5 lakh crore as the overall market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms dropped to around ₹463 lakh crore from ₹468.5 lakh crore in the previous session.

Stock Market Today LIVE: Shares of Infosys, the country's second-largest software maker, are on track to post their worst monthly performance in over a decade amid investor concerns over disruptions linked to artificial intelligence. The sell-off is not limited to Infosys; other tech majors have also seen their stocks melt heavily on exchanges, erasing billions from their market value.

Amid sustained selling pressure, Infosys stock has lost 20.34% of its value in February, slipping to ₹1,308 apiece, marking its biggest monthly drop since April 2013, when it plunged 22.75%, and has also contributed to a 26.3% decline from the 52-week high of ₹1,775 apiece, placing it among the worst performers in the large-cap space.

The crash has led the company to erase ₹1,33,824 crore in market capitalisation. read more

Stock Market Today LIVE: Vishal Mega Mart, Vodafone Idea, Tata Silver Exchange Traded Fund, Tejas Networks, Jaiprakash Power Ventures, Redington, Filatex Fashions, YES Bank, and IDFC First Bank were among the most traded stocks, or most active stocks in terms of volume, on the NSE. Nippon India Silver ETF, Eternal, Tata Gold Exchange Traded Fund, Ola Electric Mobility, Sagility, Suzlon Energy, Reliance Power, Nippon India ETF Gold Bees, IDBI Bank, GTL Infrastructure, and Bank of Maharashtra were also among the most traded stocks on the NSE. Read more

Stock Market Today LIVE: Shares of Tejas Networks continued their sharp rally on Thursday, climbing 15% to 429.15 on the BSE. Over the past two trading sessions, the Tata Group company’s stock has surged 35 per cent.

Despite the recent rebound, the stock remains well below its 52-week high of 914.50, recorded on April 22, 2025. It had fallen to a 52-week low of 294.10 on January 27, 2026.

Tejas Networks develops and manufactures high-performance wireline and wireless networking equipment catering to telecom service providers, internet service providers, utilities, defence organisations and government bodies across more than 75 countries. The company is part of the Tata Group, with Panatone Finvest Ltd., a subsidiary of Tata Sons Pvt. Ltd., holding a majority stake.

The company offers a broad mobility product portfolio that includes 4G and 5G radio access network (RAN) solutions. Its offerings feature high-capacity 32TR and 64TR massive MIMO radios, designed in compliance with both 3GPP and O-RAN standards.

Stock Market Today LIVE: Amid escalating buzz over the Pak-Afghan war, the Karachi 100 Index (KSE 100 Index) witnessed sharp selling during the early morning session on Friday. Karachi 100 index opened on Friday with a downside gap and touched an intraday low of 1,67,715, logging an intraday loss of around 0.65% within a few minutes of the Opening Bell. However, some value buying occurred at lower levels, and the KSE 100 Index pared some of its losses from Friday morning's deals.

Speaking on the reason for volatility in the Pakistan stock market, Avinash Gorakshkar, a SEBI-registered fundamental equity analyst, said, “This fall in the KSE 100 Index can be attributed to the escalation of buzz over the Pakistan-Afghanistan war. After the cross-border attacks by Afghanistan, reports suggest that Pakistan carried out air strikes in Kabul and two other Afghan provinces early Friday, which escalated the geopolitical tension in the region.” Read more

Stock Market Today LIVE: SpiceJet share price climbed nearly 8% on Friday, February 27, after Authum Investment pledged 6.8% stake of the airline.

In a regulatory filing, Authum disclosed that it acquired 10.37 crore equity shares of SpiceJet on February 25 by invoking pledged shares linked to outstanding dues of Spice Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. These shares had originally been pledged by promoter Ajay Singh as collateral against the borrower’s obligations. Following the invocation, the entire 10.37 crore shares were transferred to Authum’s demat account.

Out of this total, six crore shares have already been offloaded, while 4.37 crore shares — representing a 2.86 per cent stake — continue to remain in the dematerialised account as security.

Stock Market Today LIVE: Shares of Netweb Technologies India Ltd gained as much as 3% to their day's high of ₹3,807 on the BSE on Friday after the company announced a collaboration with Vertiv to develop and validate GPU-based AI infrastructure solutions jointly. Under the partnership, Netweb will integrate its in-house designed, rack-scale GPU compute platforms with Vertiv’s end-to-end AI data centre infrastructure offerings. The solutions will combine Netweb’s high-performance computing systems with Vertiv’s liquid cooling and power management technologies.

Investors got poorer by more than ₹3 lakh crore as the overall market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms dropped to below ₹465 lakh crore from ₹468.5 lakh crore in the previous session.

Stock Market Today LIVE: Gaudium IVF and Women Health shares debuted at a modest premium on the BSE and the NSE on Friday, February 27. However, the stock failed to hold gains amid weak stock market sentiment.

Gaudium IVF shares opened at ₹83 on the BSE, up 5% with respect to its issue price of ₹79. However, it erased gains to hit the day's low of ₹79.05.

On the NSE, too, Gaudium IVF share price debuted at ₹83 and erased gains to drop to ₹80.

Stock Market Today LIVE: Shares of fashion-focused hypermarket chain Vishal Mega Mart Ltd fell 7.7% to day's low of ₹117.80 on Friday after a large block deal in the stock, with about 14.2% equity changing hands. The transaction was valued at around ₹7,500 crore, Bloomberg reported.

The secondary market transaction was initially expected to involve the sale of shares representing a 6.5% stake in the company. Promoter entity Samayat Services LLP, backed by Kedaara Capital, had earlier planned to sell up to 305 million shares at ₹115 each, according to a term sheet reviewed by Mint, which would have valued the block at ₹3,508 crore.

Stock Market Today LIVE: The rupee fell 4 paise to 90.95 against the US dollar in early trade on Friday, weighed down by FII outflows and a fall in the domestic equity markets in morning session. However, a weaker greenback and a dip in global crude oil prices prevented sharper decline in the local unit, forex traders said. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 90.91 against the US dollar before slipping to 90.95, down 4 paise from its previous close. The rupee settled on a flat note at 90.91 against the US dollar on Thursday. (Source: PTI)

Stock Market Today LIVE: Oil steadied after the US and Iran agreed to more nuclear talks next week following a round of discussions on Thursday, as a huge deployment of American forces in the Middle East kept the market on edge.

Brent traded below $71 a barrel after closing little changed on Thursday and West Texas Intermediate was near $65. Iran said recent talks in Geneva showed good progress, but a person familiar with the US position said the Americans left disappointed. The two sides agreed to meet next in Vienna.

Despite some of the heat coming out of the oil market this week, prices remain higher this year as concerns about a potential US strike on Iran help to offset broader glut expectations. Traders will be keenly watching a scheduled OPEC supply meeting on Sunday, as conflict risks cloud the outlook. (Source: Bloomberg)

Stock Market Today LIVE: Asian stocks were on track for their best February on record as investors piled into the region’s companies supplying the artificial intelligence infrastructure build-out. The yen strengthened on inflation data.

The MSCI Asia Pacific Index has gained 6.9% this month, making it the best February performance since the inception of the index in 1998. The gauge — up 0.2% on Friday — is also poised to outperform the S&P 500 Index for a third consecutive month. Equity-index futures indicated Wall Street benchmarks were set to slip on Friday.

South Korea — a bellwether for AI investments — was the standout performer in Asia, with the Kospi Index gaining about 20% this month. It’s the world’s best-performing gauge this year after a 49% surge year-to-date. (Source: Bloomberg)

Stock Market Today LIVE: Gold rate climbed on the MCX in early trade on Friday, February 27, supported by healthy spot market demand amid persisting geopolitical uncertainties and the dollar's weakness.

MCX gold April contracts rose by nearly ₹500, or 0.30%, to ₹1,60,177 per 10 grams, while MCX silver March contracts climbed by more than ₹7,100, or nearly 3%, to ₹2,66,800 per kg in early deals. Read more

Stock Market Today LIVE: Shrikant Chouhan, Head Equity Research, Kotak Securities said, “We believe the market structure is currently non-directional, and traders are likely waiting for a sideways breakout. On the upside, 25,650/82700 would be the immediate breakout zone for traders. Above this level, the market could move towards 25,750-25850/83000-83300. On the other hand, below 25,400/82000, selling pressure is likely to increase. If this level breaks, the market could slide towards 25,300-25,200/81700-81400.”

Stock Market Today LIVE: VK Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Investments believes at the index level the market has been on a consolidation mode for three months now, without any significant breakouts or breakdowns. But within the index, there are significant up moves and down moves. Last one month alone saw a huge 20% cut in Nifty IT index following the Anthropic shock.

"If we extend this to the last one year, some interesting trends are discernible. While Nifty delivered 13 % return during the last one year, six stocks in the index delivered above 50% return with Stiram Finance leading from the front with 92% return. Perhaps more importantly, five stocks in the Nifty delivered above 20% negative returns during this period. The significant takeaway from this divergent performance is that this is a stock picker’s market. This trend is like continue.

Therefore, the focus of the investors has to stock-specific, rather than big index level movements. From the valuation perspective, financials are fairly priced," he added

Stock Market Today LIVE: Sensex, Nifty open on a flat note tracking weakness in US technology stocks and soft cues from Asia. With no major domestic catalysts in play, markets appear set to remain in a consolidation phase. Furthermore, US-Iran talks end without a deal, making the investors more cautious.

At 9:16 am, Sensex was down 257.89 points or 0.31% at 81,990.72 while broader Nifty fell 90.35 points or 0.35% to 50 25,406.20

Stock Market Today LIVE: Nifty 50 index formed a small bear candle with a small lower shadow, signaling continuation of the consolidation amid stock specific action.

“A small negative candle was formed on the daily chart with lower shadow. Technically, this market action signals a lack of strength in the market to sustain the highs. Frequent lower highs have been formed recently and the repeated testing of the crucial lower supports was seen around 25,400 levels. This is not a good sign,” said Nagaraj Shetti, Senior Technical Research Analyst at HDFC Securities.

According to him, the underlying trend of Nifty 50 remains choppy, and crucial lower supports to be watched are around 25,400 - 25,350 levels on any weakness from here. Immediate resistance is placed at 25,600.

Stock Market Today LIVE: Sensex formed a bearish candle on the daily charts, indicating indecisiveness between bulls and bears.

“We are of the view that the current market texture is non-directional, and traders are likely waiting for either side to breakout. On the higher side, 82,600 would be the immediate breakout zone for traders. Above this level, Sensex could rally towards 82,900 - 83,000. On the flip side, below 82,000, selling pressure is likely to accelerate,” said Shrikant Chouhan, Head Equity Research, Kotak Securities.

If the level is breached, he believes Sensex could slip to 81,700 - 81,600.

Stock Market Today LIVE: Iran said nuclear talks with the US progressed “very intensely and very seriously,” after they paused negotiations until early evening in Switzerland. The two countries started their third round of Omani-mediated discussions in Geneva on Thursday.

Stock Market Today LIVE: Asian markets delivered a mixed performance. Sentiment in the region has been supported by last Friday’s US Supreme Court ruling that struck down several tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, a move widely viewed as beneficial for export-driven Asian economies.

Hong Kong, Singapore and Wellington posted modest gains, while Sydney and Shanghai fluctuated between positive and negative territory during the session. In contrast, Seoul dropped more than 1%, even after logging gains of roughly 8.5% for the week, buoyed by strong rallies in heavyweight stocks such as Samsung and SK hynix.

In Japan, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.4% to close at 58,528.09. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index rose 0.2% to 26,427.58, while the Shanghai Composite Index was largely unchanged at 4,146.82.

Stock Market Today LIVE: Early indicators from Gift Nifty suggest a largely flat opening. As of 8:09 a.m. IST, Gift Nifty futures were quoting at 25,547.5, pointing to a start close to the Nifty 50’s previous close of 25,496.55.

Stock Market Today LIVE: Domestic equity benchmarks — the Sensex and the Nifty 50 — are likely to begin Friday’s session on a weaker note, tracking subdued signals from global markets.

Asian equities were trading mixed in early deals, while US markets finished mostly in the red overnight as technology stocks faced renewed selling pressure.

Back home, Indian equities witnessed a volatile trading session on Thursday and ended on a mixed footing amid profit-taking in select heavyweight stocks.