Markets close today: The Sensex settled at 83,674.92, down 558.72 points or 0.66%, while the Nifty ended at 25,807.20, declining 146.65 points or 0.57%.
Markets at 12:45 PM: The weakness across the market continues. The benchmark indices along with small and midcaps are under significant selling pressure. The tech stocks are among the most significant losers in trade today.
Markets at 11:45 AM: The market continues to trade in the red, with the Sensex down 502 points or 0.55% at 83,766, while the Nifty has slipped 125 points or 0.48% to 25,828.
Markets at 10 AM: The markets are trading lower, with the Sensex at 83,914.50, down 319.14 points or 0.38%, while the Nifty stood at 25,852.80, slipping 101.05 points or 0.39%. The Nifty IT Index has seen a big crack in early trade. It is down over 4%. The key losers include the top Nifty names like Infosys, Wipro and TCS. Each of these stocks are down more than 3-4% in intra-day trade.
Markets at open: The domestic equity indices opened Thursday’s trade on a lower note. The Nifty 50 opened 74 points or 0.29% lower at 25,879, while the BSE Sensex dropped 240 points or 0.29% lower at 83,993. Nifty IT Index sees maximum losses in opening trade.
Markets ahead of open: The global markets were trading on a mixed note as investors react to a slew of economic data. The GIFT Nifty surged 90 points or 0.35% to trade at 26,051. Here are domestic as well as other key global cues to watch before the market opens that include Gold, Silver, crude oil prices, FII and DII data, business groups that most affect, sectoral performance, etc.
Earlier on Wednesday, the NSE Nifty 50 closed the session 19 points or 0.07% higher at 25,954, while the BSE Sensex dropped 40 points or 0.05% to close at 84,233.
Key global and domestic cues to know on February 12, 2026
Asian Markets
The Asian markets on Thursday morning opened on a higher note, shrugging off a stronger-than-expected U.S. payrolls data. Japan’s Nikkei 225 hit 58,000 for the first time in history, extending its post-election rally to fresh highs. The Topix advanced 0.45%. South Korea’s Kospi jumped 1.12%, while the small-cap Kosdaq added 0.22%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index futures were at 27,206, lower than the HSI’s last close of 27,266.38.
US markets
The US benchmarks closed Wednesday’s trade on a lower note. The Dow Jones Industrial Average index lost 66.74 points, or 0.13%, and closed at 50,121.40. The S&P 500 inched down less than a point to 6,941.47. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.16% to end at 23,066.47.
Gold rate today
The rate for 24-carat gold today is Rs 1,58,640 per 10 grams. The price of gold has risen by 1.36% from yesterday. The 24 kt gold rate today in Delhi is Rs 1,58,360 per 10 grams. The 18-carat gold price today in India is Rs 1,18,980. The 24-carat gold rate in Dubai today is Rs 1,49,590. On the MCX, the precious metal for the April delivery was trading at a price of Rs 1.58 lakh per 10 grams, down 0.07%.
Silver rate today
In India, the silver rate surged 4.13% to Rs 2.63 lakh per kilogram. However, on COMEX, Silver prices fell more than 2% on Thursday. Silver had surged to record highs in January amid geopolitical tensions, economic uncertainty, and concerns over the Federal Reserve’s independence, with heavy speculative buying—especially from China—pushing prices higher.
FII, DII data
Foreign institutional investors (FII) were the net buyers of shares worth Rs 943.81 crore. On the other hand, the Domestic institutional investors (DII) were the net buyers of shares worth Rs 125.36 crore on February 11, 2025, according to the provisional data available on the NSE.
Crude oil
The crude oil prices traded on a higher note on Thursday morning. WTI crude prices were trading at $64.98, surged 0.55%, while Brent crude prices were trading at $69.69, a rise of 0.42%.
US dollar
The US Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the dollar’s value against a basket of six foreign currencies, was trading 0.04% lower at 96.87. The index evaluates the strength or weakness of the US dollar in comparison to major currencies. The basket contains currencies such as the British Pound, Euro, Swedish Krona, Japanese Yen, Swiss Franc, etc. The rupee depreciated 0.13% to close at 90.70 to the dollar on February 11.
Top sectors in Thursday’s trade
The Plastics sector’s stocks rose the most in Thursday’s trade, rising 3% in the market capitalisation. Further, Electronics stocks were followed by the PSU Bank sector stocks, which were further followed by the Auto Ancillaries sector stocks. However, the Aquaculture sector stocks fell the most.