Daily market briefing — 18 Feb 2026

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Strongly Bullish

MarketPing Score · how the day added up

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VIX +7Flows +8Nifty trend +2Global +7Breadth +3

Nifty 50

25,819.35

+0.37%

Sensex

83,734.25

+0.34%

Bank Nifty

61,550.80

+0.62%

India VIX

12.22

−3.55%

FPI net (cash)

+₹1,636 Cr

Indian indices

Where the session closed — headline benchmarks with the day's range, then the broader market.

Nifty 50+0.37%

25,819.35

O 25,752.65 · prev 25,725.40

L 25,645.15H 25,828.05

Sensex+0.34%

83,734.25

O 83,553.59 · prev 83,450.96

L 83,163.62H 83,770.05

Nifty Bank+0.62%

61,550.80

O 61,255.35 · prev 61,174.00

L 61,100.90H 61,596.85

Nifty 10026,484.60+0.42%Nifty 50023,645.80+0.45%Nifty Next 5070,334.35+0.67%Nifty Midcap 10060,183.20+0.50%Nifty Smallcap 10017,239.25+0.54%India VIX12.22−3.55%

Sector heatmap

Every Nifty sector index, best to worst — where the rotation went.

Best · Nifty Metal +1.33%Worst · Nifty IT −1.23%

Metal

+1.33%11,986

PSU Bank

+1.31%9,626

FMCG

+1.21%52,407

Oil & Gas

+0.74%12,160

Commodities

+0.72%9,932

Infra

+0.70%9,733

Fin Services

+0.62%28,463

Realty

+0.62%839

Auto

+0.54%28,328

Pvt Bank

+0.54%29,188

Energy

+0.35%36,517

Healthcare

+0.30%14,596

PSE

+0.24%10,407

Media

+0.24%1,463

Consumer Durables

+0.23%38,197

Pharma

+0.21%22,542

−1.23%32,668

Flows & breadth

Who was buying — and how much of the market joined the move.

Institutional flows · net, ₹ crore

FPI equity · NSDL, cash market+₹1,636 Cr

FPI debt · NSDL+₹357 Cr

FPI MTD +₹12,239 Cr

Market breadth · NSE

1,598 advances91 unchanged1,297 declines

Advance/decline ratio 1.23 — mildly positive

Movers

The day's biggest gainers, losers, and the most traded names (NSE).

Top gainers

UNIVPHOTO

UNIVERSUS IMAGINGS LTD

+20.98%

338.73

NDLVENTURE

NDL VENTURES LIMITED

+20.47%

116.98

GOKUL

GOKUL REFOILS & SOLV LTD

+20.24%

40.28

GODFRYPHLP

GODFREY PHILLIPS INDIA LT

+20.04%

2,478.90

AKASH

AKASH INFRA-PROJECTS LTD

+19.27%

28.72

Top losers

SADHNANIQ

SADHANA NITROCHEM LIMITED

−70.52%

1.66

SICALLOG

SICAL LOGISTICS LIMITED

−16.49%

70.50

FILATFASH

FILATEX FASHIONS LIMITED

−13.33%

0.26

DKEGL

D K ENTERPRISES GLOBAL L

−11.22%

75.20

OSIAHYPER

OSIA HYPER RETAIL LIMITED

−11.15%

11.39

Most active · by value

NETWEB

NETWEB TECH INDIA LTD

₹3.0k Cr

+8.80%

GODFRYPHLP

GODFREY PHILLIPS INDIA LT

₹2.8k Cr

+20.04%

INFY

INFOSYS LIMITED

₹2.8k Cr

−1.39%

SILVERBEES

NIPPONAMC - NETFSILVER

₹1.6k Cr

+1.78%

BSE

BSE LIMITED

₹1.5k Cr

+2.62%

Announcements & what's next

The filings that mattered today, and the results calendar for the week ahead.

Top corporate announcements

ABANcriticalAban Offshore Limited has informed the Exchange about Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process AGSTRAcriticalAGS Transact Technologies Limited has informed the Exchange about Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process IMPEXFERROcriticalImpex Ferro Tech Limited has informed the Exchange about Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process APLLTDhighCompletion of United States Food and Drug Administration inspection atAlembic Pharmaceuticals Limited Injectable Facility (F-3) at Karakhadi HILTONhighHilton Metal Forging Limited has informed the Exchange that Board of Directors at its meeting held on February 18, 2026, has decided to issue equity shares on rights basis in the ratio of 29 : 60, i.e 29 Equity Shares for every 60 Equity Shares held. Issue Price is Rs. 1668 per share.HILTONhighIn reference to our board meeting intimation dated February 14, 2026, we hereby inform you that the meeting of Board of Directors of the Company held today, Wednesday, February 18, 2026, has inter-alia, considered and approved the following agenda:1.Issue of 1,67,70,000 Rights Equity Shares of face value of Rs. 10 /- each for cash consideration, at an issue price of Rs. 16.68/- per equity share (including face value of Rs. 10/- and premium of Rs. 6.68/- aggregating to Rs. 27,97,23,594/- to the eligible equity shareholders of the Company as on the Record Date, on a rights basis ( Rights Issue ), in consultation with the Rights Issue Committee. The brief terms of the Rights Issue as approved by the Board are attached herewith as Annexure I.2.The Record Date is Tuesday, February 24, 2026, for the purpose of ascertaining the eligibility of equity shareholders entitled to receive 29 (Twenty-nine) Rights Equity Shares for every 60 (Sixty) fully paid-up Equity Shares held by the eligible equity shareholders of the Company on a rights basis ( Record Date ).3.Increase in the Authorised Share Capital of the company from existing capital of Rs. 55,00,00,000/- to Rs. 85,00,00,000 and consequent alteration of capital Clause V of the Memorandum of Association of the company subject to the approval of the shareholders of the company.COCHINSHIPhighCochin Shipyard Limited has informed the Exchange regarding 'Update on the LOI signed with a European Client for the construction of Six 1,700 TEU LNG‑Fuelled Feeder Vessels'.YATRAhighYatra Online Limited has informed the Exchange regarding 'Intimation of receipt of disclosure from promoter about sale of around 1.8% of shares'.

Results & board meetings · next 7 daysFull calendar →

Nothing scheduled in the coming week.

Global cues

World markets, the rupee, and commodities around the Indian close.

Global indices

S&P 5006,881.31+0.56%

Dow Jones49,662.66+0.26%

Nasdaq22,753.63+0.78%

Nikkei 22557,143.84+1.02%

FTSE 10010,686.20+1.23%

DAX25,278.21+1.12%

Currencies

USD/INR₹90.63−0.17%

EUR/INR₹107.34−0.14%

GBP/INR₹122.95−0.61%

Commodities

Gold$4,986.50+2.12%

Silver$77.51+5.53%

Crude (WTI)$65.19+4.59%

Brent Crude$70.35+4.35%

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