Sensex Nifty Today | Stock Market Highlights: The key Indian equity indices are trading higher in afternoon trade on Thursday. The Nifty 50 is hovering around 22,550 while the BSE Sensex is trading around 74,600. Cement and auto stocks see big cuts while banks and financials see relative outperformance. The broader markets are also in the red with the BSE Smallcap down nearly 2% and BSE Midcap trading 1% down.
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Share market today live updates: Markets end flat
Indian stock markets ended the day with marginal gains as Sensex and Nifty closed nearly flat. The BSE Sensex settled at 22,550, up 0.01%, while the NSE Nifty edged lower to 22,545.05, down 0.01%.
Share market today live updates: Banks and NBFCs see smart gains
Banks and NBFCs have seen smart rally in today's trade after the The RBI reversed the 25pp increase in risk weights for bank lending to A-rated and above NBFCs with effect from 1 April 2025.
Furthermore, RBI has also reduced the risk weights on banks as a result of MFI exposure to 100% (Vs 125% previously).
Share market today live updates: Cable & wire stocks tank
Cable and wire stocks slump with Polycab, Havells and KEI Industries seeing as much as 20% losses each. The big worry for the stocks is UltraTech Cement foraying into wires and cables. Many analysts expect value erosion amongst the existing players as a result of the big foray by UltraTech Cement.
Share market today live updates: Auto stocks lower
The sectoral index Nifty Auto declined 1.8% to the 21,266.80 level. The fall in auto stocks came as the US President confirmed a 25% tariff on European cars and other goods.
Share market today live updates: Realty stocks fall
The realty stocks are trading in the red, pulling the benchmark index lower. The Nifty Realty was down over 2% at the 809.80 level. Prestoige Estates Projects was the biggest loser in the index. Followed by Phoenix and Mahindra Lifespaces falling over 3%.
Share market today live updates: Midcap and Smallcap indices slide
In the broader market, the BSE Midcap index slipped 1%, while the Smallcap index declined nearly 2%.
Shriram Finance, Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv, IndusInd Bank, and Hindalco emerged as the top gainers on the Nifty, showing resilience amid the broader market weakness.
Share market today live updates: Banking and finance stocks outperform
The banking and finance stocks set on the top spot in the Nifty 50 today, February 27. The top five gainers in the Nifty 50 were financial stocks. Shriram Finance was the biggest gainer. The spurt in prices came after the Reserve Bank lowered risk weights for bank finance to NBFCs and microfinance loans.
Share market today live updates: Shriram Finance top gainer in Nifty 50
Shriram Finance topped the chart on Thursday, Febraury 27. The share price of Shriram Finance rallied as much as 11.5% to an intra-day high of Rs 604.20. The surge in price came after the RBI lowered risk weights for bank finance to NBFCs and microfinance loans, helping them unlock more funds and boost credit.
Share market today live updates: Afternoon gainers and losers
Shriram Finance, Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv, IndusInd Bank, and HDFC Bank were the top gainers in the Nifty 50. UltraTech Cement, Grasim Industries, M&M, Grasim Industries, M&M, Hero MotoCorp, and Trent were the major losers in the Nifty 50.
Share market today live updates: Sectoral indices, mixed trends in the market
The Nifty Bank is currently trading at 48,899.05, up 290.70 points (0.60%). However, the broader market is under pressure, with the Nifty Midcap 50 down 115.80 points (0.83%) and the Nifty Midcap 100 falling 522.95 points (1.05%). Similarly, the Nifty Smallcap index is down 242.35 points (1.57%).
SpiceJet share price is down over 4% despite the company returning back to black and reporting Q3 net profit of Rs 26 crore. In fact, the brokerage house Nuvama Institutional Equities cut the target price on SpiceJet by 14% to Rs 52.
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Share market today live updates: UltraTech falls as it enters C&W market
UltraTech Cement announced plans to foray into the cable & wire industry. Following this, UltraTech Cement’s share price declined 5.3% to an intra-day low of Rs 10,381. The brokerage houses have been majorly on a neutral side
Share market today live updates: Gold rate today
Gold prices took a hit in the domestic futures market on Thursday morning, weighed down by a stronger US dollar and rising bond yields.
According to Goodreturns, 24 carat gold today is priced at Rs 8,781 per gram, while 22 carat gold stands at Rs 8,049 per gram. For larger quantities, the price of 10 grams of 22 carat gold is Rs 80,490, while 24 carat gold is at Rs 87,810. Meanwhile, 18-carat gold is priced at Rs 6,586 per gram, with 10 grams costing Rs 65,860.
Share market today live updates: FIIs offload Rs 3.88 lakh crore in cash market in FY25 so far
"In FY25, so far, FIIs have sold stocks in the cash market for Rs 3,87,976 crores. Interestingly, the DIIs have more than compensated for this selling through buying for Rs 5,55,519 crores. Despite this, the market has been trending down. It is possible that the activity of HNIs, UHNIs and family offices which are not reflected in the DII data are also impacting the market. This smart investor category might have been on the sell side since they move with the fundamentals, and, fundamentals have been deteriorating with the cyclical slowdown in GDP growth and corporate earnings," said Dr. V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Financial Services.
Share market today live updates: Top gainers and losers in the early trade
From the Sensex pack, top gainers in early trade included IndusInd Bank, Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv, Tata Steel, and HDFC Bank. On the other hand, UltraTech Cement, PowerGrid, Kotak Bank, and Tech Mahindra were among the laggards.
In the Nifty 50, the top five gainers were Shriram Finance, Bajaj Finance, JSW Steel, IndusInd Bank, and Bajaj Finserv, while UltraTech Cement, Grasim, Bajaj Auto, Trent, and Hero MotoCorp were the top losers.
Share market today live updates: Tariff concerns loom over domestic stocks
"Although markets may see a steady positive opening, volatility is likely to be the hallmark as traders roll over their February F&O contracts which expire today. Worries over tariffs will continue to weigh on domestic stocks with plenty of uncertainties surrounding the timing and the size, while relentless FII selling leaves investors to worry a lot as they fear the brutal sell-off is likely to get worse. On the positive front, WTI oil prices falling towards $69 a barrel provides some cheer in an uncertain global market," said Prashanth Tapse, Senior VP (Research), Mehta Equities.
After a break for Maha Shivratri on February 26, the stock market resumed trading on February 27. In the pre-opening session, the Sensex slipped 32.80 points to 74,569.32, while the Nifty 50 saw a decline of 368.15 points, trading at 22,179.40.
Share market today live updates: Nvidia revenue jumps 80%
Nvidia’s posted a revenue of $39.33 billion for the fourth quarter, exceeding analyst projections of $38.05 billion. Looking ahead, Nvidia remains optimistic, forecasting revenue of $43 billion (plus or minus 2%) for the first quarter of fiscal 2025, well above Wall Street’s estimate of $41.78 billion.
Share market today live updates: Wipro shares in focus
Wipro plans to invest $200 million to its venture arm, Wipro Ventures, in its latest round of funding to accelerate the focus on early- to mid-stage startups. This is the fourth round of investment raised by Wipro Ventures since its inception in 2015.
Share market today live updates : FII and DII data
Foreign institutional investors (FII) were the net sellers of shares net worth Rs 3,529.10 crore. Meanwhile, the Domestic institutional investors (DII) were the net buyers of shares worth Rs 3,030.78 crore on February 25, 2024, according to the provisional data available on the NSE.
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