HomeMarket NewsSensex Today | Stock Market Highlights: Nifty ends above 25,550; metals, PSU banks lead gains
By CNBCTV18.COM | Feb 20, 2026 4:45 PM IST (Updated)
Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates: The Indian markets look keen on recovering from the losses as the Nifty index trades 30 points higher at 25,500. The Nifty Bank index is outperforming the benchmark, with gains of over 300 points, rising above the 61,000 mark.
Sensex Today | Stock Market Highlights: Benchmark indices ended higher, holding on to early gains, with the Sensex rising 317 points to close at 82,815 and the Nifty advancing 117 points to 25,571, reclaiming levels above 25,550.
Over 35 Nifty stocks settled in the green, with Larsen & Toubro and Reliance Industries emerging as the top contributors to the index’s gains. Market breadth remained neutral, as the NSE advance-decline ratio stood at 1:1.
Nifty Bank outperformed, climbing 432 points to 61,172, led by strong buying in Punjab National Bank and Canara Bank. The Midcap index gained 286 points to end at 59,514.
However, IT stocks remained under pressure. Persistent Systems, Tech Mahindra, and Coforge were among the top losers, as Nifty IT continued to underperform, down 17% over the past three weeks.
Among individual stocks, PB Fintech rose over 3% after Kotak Institutional Equities upgraded the stock to ‘Add’ from ‘Reduce’. ABB India gained nearly 5% after posting Q4CY25 results in line with estimates. Novartis India hit the 20% upper circuit after its Swiss parent agreed to sell a 71% stake to a ChrysCapital-led consortium. DEE Development Engineers surged over 12% after bagging an international order worth $40 million.
In the broader market, Tube Investments, Bharat Dynamics, and Ashok Leyland were among the top midcap gainers, while Eternal, Tech Mahindra, Trent, M&M, and Jio Financial Services featured among the key Nifty laggards.
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