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Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty ended marginally higher connected Wednesday (February 25, 2026), trimming astir of their crisp intra-day gains, amid profit-taking.
After a volatile time of trading, the 30-share BSE Sensex ended 50.15 points oregon 0.06% higher astatine 82,276.07. During the day, it jumped 731.99 points oregon 0.89% to 82,957.91.
The 50-share NSE Nifty went up by 57.85 points oregon 0.23% to settee astatine 25,482.50.
From the Sensex pack, HCL Tech, Tata Steel, Tata Consultancy Services, InterGlobe Aviation, Sun Pharma, Mahindra & Mahindra, Maruti Suzuki and Tech Mahindra were among the biggest gainers.
Reliance Industries, State Bank of India, Adani Ports and Eternal were among the laggards.
In Asian markets, South Korea's Kospi, Shanghai's SSE Composite index, Japan's Nikkei 225 and Hong Kong's Hang Seng scale ended importantly higher.
Markets successful Europe were trading successful affirmative territory. The U.S. marketplace ended higher connected Tuesday (February 24, 2026).
"Indian equity markets ended the league connected a cautious enactment aft a volatile time of trade. Despite a affirmative start, benchmark indices gradually pared aboriginal gains arsenic profit-booking astatine higher levels weighed connected sentiment.”
"The broader undertone remained measured, arsenic investors refrained from assertive positioning amid the lack of beardown home triggers and mixed planetary cues," R. Ponmudi, CEO of Enrich Money, an online trading and wealthiness tech firm, said.
Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worthy ₹102.53 crore connected Tuesday (February 24, 2026), portion Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) bought stocks worthy ₹3,161.22 crore, according to speech data.
"Indian markets opened with a gap-up, driven by upbeat planetary cues and a rebound successful U.S. tech stocks arsenic AI-related uncertainty eased. Additionally, dovish signals from the BoJ supported determination sentiment, keeping Asian markets firm.”
"However, the archetypal spot tapered disconnected arsenic renewed tariff-focused comments from the U.S. President reignited planetary commercialized concerns, limiting the day's gains with depreciation successful INR," Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Investments Limited, said.
Brent Crude, the planetary lipid benchmark, dipped 0.14% to $70.67 per barrel.
On Tuesday (February 24, 2026), the Sensex plummeted 1,068.74 points oregon 1.28% to settee astatine 82,225.92. The Nifty fell 288.35 points oregon 1.12% to adjacent astatine 25,424.65.
