Daily market briefing — 26 Feb 2026

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Strongly Bullish

MarketPing Score · how the day added up

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VIX +4Flows +8Nifty trend +2Global +3Breadth +3

Nifty 50

25,496.55

+0.06%

Sensex

82,248.61

−0.03%

Bank Nifty

61,187.70

+0.24%

India VIX

13.06

−3.19%

FPI net (cash)

+₹1,075 Cr

Indian indices

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

Nifty 50+0.06%

25,496.55

O 25,556.30 · prev 25,482.50

L 25,400.95H 25,572.95

Sensex−0.03%

82,248.61

O 82,418.78 · prev 82,276.07

L 81,970.47H 82,579.16

Nifty Bank+0.24%

61,187.70

O 61,193.90 · prev 61,043.35

L 60,813.30H 61,284.75

Nifty 10026,226.85+0.10%Nifty 50023,448.50+0.19%Nifty Next 5070,628.50+0.33%Nifty Midcap 10059,798.15+0.66%Nifty Smallcap 10017,117.65−0.01%India VIX13.06−3.19%

Sector heatmap

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

Best · Nifty Healthcare +1.24%Worst · Nifty Media −0.68%

Healthcare

+1.24%15,083

Pharma

+1.08%23,302

PSU Bank

+0.95%9,880

Oil & Gas

+0.87%12,295

Auto

+0.80%28,693

Metal

+0.39%12,448

Infra

+0.32%9,646

Commodities

+0.32%10,067

PSE

+0.26%10,529

Realty

+0.23%799

Energy

+0.17%37,182

+0.09%30,554

Pvt Bank

+0.07%29,000

Consumer Durables

+0.01%37,520

Fin Services

−0.11%28,310

FMCG

−0.16%52,023

Media

−0.68%1,408

Flows & breadth

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

Institutional flows · net, ₹ crore

FPI equity · NSDL, cash market+₹1,075 Cr

FPI debt · NSDL+₹353 Cr

FPI MTD +₹22,269 Cr

Market breadth · NSE

1,505 advances87 unchanged1,390 declines

Advance/decline ratio 1.08 — mildly positive

Movers

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

Top gainers

XTGLOBAL

XTGLOBAL INFOTECH LIMITED

+20.97%

33.63

RUDRA

RUDRA GLOBAL INFRA PROD L

+20.22%

21.40

TARMAT

TARMAT LIMITED

+20.17%

64.89

PRIZOR

PRIZOR VIZTECH LIMITED

+19.42%

369.00

TEJASNET

TEJAS NETWORKS LIMITED

+19.19%

381.35

Top losers

RMDRIP

R M DRIP & SPRINK SYS LTD

−19.99%

45.71

GJL

GROVER JEWELLS LIMITED

−9.99%

154.50

UMESLTD

USHA MARTIN EDU & SOL LTD

−9.79%

4.24

SPUNWEB

SPUNWEB NONWOVEN LIMITED

−9.05%

111.00

GAJANAND

GAJANAND INTERNATIONAL L

−9.04%

8.55

Most active · by value

ICICIBANK

ICICI BANK LTD.

₹3.8k Cr

+0.25%

HDFCBANK

HDFC BANK LTD

₹3.7k Cr

−1.26%

TEJASNET

TEJAS NETWORKS LIMITED

₹2.8k Cr

+19.19%

RELIANCE

RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD

₹2.4k Cr

+0.59%

SILVERBEES

NIPPONAMC - NETFSILVER

₹2.2k Cr

−2.63%

Announcements & what's next

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

Top corporate announcements

AIILcriticalAuthum Investment & Infrastructure Limited has informed the Exchange about announcement under Reg. 30 for invocation of pledge of shares of Spicejet MORARJEEcriticalMorarjee Textiles Limited has informed the Exchange about Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process JINDALPOLYcriticalThe Exchange has sought clarification from Jindal Poly Films Limited with respect to recent news item captioned NCLAT refuses to stay India's first corporate class action against Jindal Poly Films.. The response from the Company is attached.RELINFRAcriticalThe Exchange has sought clarification from Reliance Infrastructure Limited with respect to recent news item captioned ED attaches Anil Ambani s ₹3,716 cr Pali Hill property Abode in bank fraud probe. The response from the Company is attached.Swati Projects Ltdcriticalwe are submitting revised outcome of board meeting as per BSE requirement.CHOLAFINcriticalThe Exchange has sought clarification from Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Limited with respect to recent news item captioned Vellayan Subbiah to exit Cholamandalam Investment Finance as part of Murugappa family settlement.. The response from the Company is awaited.E2EhighE2E Networks Limited has informed the Exchange that the Fund Raise Committee of the Board, at its meeting held today i.e. February 26, 2026, has inter alia considered and approved the Allotment of Equity Shares in relation to the Qualified Institutions Placement (QIP)E2EhighE2E Networks Limited has informed the Exchange that the Fund Raise Committee of the Board, at its meeting held today i.e. February 26, 2026, has inter alia considered and approved the following in relation to the proposed Qualified Institutions Placement (QIP) a) determined and approved the, allocation of 4,28,000 Equity Shares to eligible qualified institutional buyers and the, Issue Price of ₹ 2,500 per Equity Share, including a premium of ₹ 2,490 per Equity Share, (which takes into account a discount of ₹ 130.60 per Equity Share (4.96% of the floor price) on the floor price, as permitted in terms of Regulation 176(1) of Chapter VI of the SEBI ICDR Regulations); b) approved and adopted the placement document dated February 26, 2026 in connection with the Issue. c) approved and finalized the confirmation of allocation note to be sent to the eligible qualified institutional buyers, intimating them of allocation of Equity Shares pursuant to the Issue d) Other Matters Incidental thereto.

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 5006,908.86−0.54%

Dow Jones49,499.20+0.03%

Nasdaq22,878.38−1.18%

Nikkei 22558,753.39+0.29%

Hang Seng26,381.02−1.44%

FTSE 10010,846.70+0.37%

DAX25,289.02+0.45%

Currencies

USD/INR₹90.95+0.04%

EUR/INR₹107.38+0.38%

GBP/INR₹123.31+0.50%

Commodities

Gold$5,176.50−0.57%

Silver$87.00−4.33%

Crude (WTI)$65.21−0.32%

Brent Crude$70.75−0.14%

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