BSE Prices delayed by 5 minutes ! Prices as on   Feb 18, 2026 - 3:59PM   ABB India 5881.35 [ 0.79% ]ACC 1640 [ -0.03% ]Ambuja Cements 522.6 [ 0.11% ]Asian Paints 2434.35 [ -0.12% ]Axis Bank 1377.6 [ 1.51% ]Bajaj Auto 9978.25 [ 1.51% ]Bank of Baroda 305 [ 0.58% ]Bharti Airtel 2020.7 [ 0.05% ]Bharat Heavy 261.05 [ -0.67% ]Bharat Petroleum 380.75 [ 1.48% ]Britannia Industries 6167.3 [ 0.39% ]Cipla 1348 [ 0.35% ]Coal India 417.9 [ -0.87% ]Colgate Palm 2203.3 [ 2.44% ]Dabur India 509.15 [ -1.47% ]DLF 642 [ 0.51% ]Dr. Reddy's Lab. 1283 [ -0.16% ]GAIL (India) 167.25 [ 0.87% ]Grasim Industries 2935 [ 1.21% ]HCL Technologies 1466.9 [ -1.06% ]HDFC Bank 924.65 [ -0.10% ]Hero MotoCorp 5592.8 [ 0.28% ]Hindustan Unilever 2323.7 [ 0.50% ]Hindalco Industries 899 [ 0.84% ]ICICI Bank 1407 [ -0.01% ]Indian Hotels Co. 692.9 [ 0.79% ]IndusInd Bank 944.15 [ 0.07% ]Infosys 1373.55 [ -1.27% ]ITC 332.5 [ 2.21% ]Jindal Steel 1222.4 [ 1.01% ]Kotak Mahindra Bank 425.85 [ 0.35% ]L&T 4324.85 [ 1.06% ]Lupin 2223.8 [ -1.07% ]Mahi. & Mahi 3530.5 [ 1.18% ]Maruti Suzuki India 15162 [ -0.12% ]MTNL 31.02 [ -0.80% ]Nestle India 1300.35 [ 1.14% ]NIIT 76.42 [ -0.96% ]NMDC 80.07 [ 1.15% ]NTPC 368.5 [ 0.04% ]ONGC 264.6 [ -2.63% ]Punj. NationlBak 128.15 [ 2.64% ]Power Grid Corpn. 300.45 [ -0.12% ]Reliance Industries 1441.25 [ 1.30% ]SBI 1219.45 [ 0.51% ]Vedanta 677.95 [ 1.48% ]Shipping Corpn. 268.2 [ -1.85% ]Sun Pharmaceutical 1723.5 [ 0.36% ]Tata Chemicals 690.2 [ -0.64% ]Tata Consumer Produc 1167.6 [ 1.65% ]Tata Motors Passenge 382.7 [ -0.04% ]Tata Steel 209 [ 2.90% ]Tata Power Co. 379.25 [ 0.29% ]Tata Consult. Serv. 2694.6 [ -0.84% ]Tech Mahindra 1503.75 [ -1.34% ]UltraTech Cement 13048.25 [ 0.49% ]United Spirits 1424.5 [ 0.01% ]Wipro 212 [ -1.76% ]Zee Entertainment En 94.67 [ -0.12% ]
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Sensex up 150 pts, Nifty around 25,800; samllcaps gain

Indian benchmarks are trading flat in the volatile session on February 18. Among sectors, the Nifty Metal index advanced 0.87 per cent, the Nifty PSU Bank index gained 1 per cent, and the Nifty FMCG added 0.28 per cent.



On the corporate front, share price of Apar Industries regained the ₹10,000 mark, as the stock hit a 52-week high of ₹10,416.95 after the company announced its entry into the telecom service business. Share price of HEG moved higher by 7 per cent to ₹559.70 on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) in Wednesday’s intra-day trade.



Meanwhile, oil prices remain under pressure as progress in U.S.–Iran nuclear talks reduces the geopolitical risk premium, while traders stay cautious ahead of key U.S. economic data and lingering concerns about the AI outlook.



At 14:42 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 83599.68 up by 148.72 points or by 0.18 % and then NSE Nifty was at 25785.2 up by 59.8 points or by 0.23 %.



Sensex touched intraday high of 83661.68 and intraday low of 83163.62 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 25792.85 and intraday low of 25645.15.



Among the sectors, FMCG index was at 19206.62 up by 198.82 points or by 1.05%. Godfrey Phillips India Ltd. (Rs. 2470.20,+19.46%), Kwality Wall's (India) Ltd. (Rs. 29.44,+4.99%), HMA Agro Industries Ltd. (Rs. 28.52,+3.07%), ADF Foods Ltd. (Rs. 229.20,+2.71%), Marico Ltd. (Rs. 794.95,+2.67%),.



On the other side, IT index was at 31581.55 down by -398.73 points or by -1.25%. RateGain Travel Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 561.80,-3.01%), InfoBeans Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 899.00,-2.85%), Birlasoft Ltd. (Rs. 375.35,-2.62%), Affle 3I Ltd. (Rs. 1522.80,-2.41%), Expleo Solutions Ltd. (Rs. 831.70,-2.39%),.



The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4488 , shares advanced were 2264 while 2016 shares declined and 208 were unchanged.