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HomeMarket NewsStock Market Highlights: Market closes in the green but off highs, Nifty above 25,450
By CNBCTV18.COM | Feb 25, 2026 3:47 PM IST (Updated)
Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates: The market have been volatile as the indices are off the day's high. The Nifty is up 40 points, rising towards 25,500. The Nifty Bank index has fallen from the highs of the day, now trading with a deficit of 100 points. Tech Mahindra, HCLTech, Wipro, Infosys are among the top gainers.
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Sensex Today | Stock Market Highlights:
Benchmark indices ended marginally higher on Wednesday but well off the day’s highs, with the Sensex rising 50 points to close at 82,276 and the Nifty gaining 58 points to settle at 25,483, holding above the 25,450 mark.
Market breadth remained evenly poised, with the NSE advance-decline ratio at 1:1, indicating a balanced trend between gainers and losers.
The Nifty Bank underperformed the broader market, slipping 4 points to end at 61,043, with AU Small Finance Bank emerging as the top loser within the index. In contrast, the Midcap index outperformed, climbing 340 points to close at 59,406.
IT stocks staged a recovery, snapping a five-day losing streak. L&T Technology Services led the gains in the pack, rising 4% as buying interest returned to the sector.
Auto stocks saw renewed traction following strong February vehicle registration numbers, with Hero MotoCorp advancing 4% on robust demand indicators.
Among individual stocks, Vedanta surged 5% after BofA upgraded the stock to ‘Buy’ from ‘Neutral’ and raised its target price by 75%, boosting sentiment in the metals space. MCX and Hindustan Zinc gained up to 4% as silver prices firmed, lending further support to metal counters.
In the midcap segment, Mankind Pharma, Aurobindo Pharma, KPIT Technologies, M&M Financial Services, and Hindustan Zinc featured among the top gainers.
Schaeffler India jumped 4% following healthy Q4CY25 earnings, while SpiceJet staged a sharp recovery, rebounding 18% from the day’s low in the final hours of trade.
On the downside, IRFC fell over 4% after the government announced plans to offload up to a 4% stake via an offer for sale (OFS). Solar-related stocks came under pressure after the US imposed a 126% duty on Indian solar imports, with Waaree, Premier Energies, and Vikram Solar sliding 6–10%.
Watch this space for all the LIVE stock market updates.
