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( As on 18/02/2026 16:50)

Post Session: Sensex gains 283 pts, Nifty ends at 25819; PSU Banks, Metals shine

The benchmark indices ended with decent gains on Wednesday supported by metal and PSU bank stocks. Among sectors, except IT (down 1.3) all other indices ended higher with metal, FMCG, PSU Bank indices up 1% each.



Overseas, Asian stocks rose in thin holiday trade on Wednesday as Iran-U.S. nuclear talks showed progress. The Nikkei average climbed 1.02 percent to 57,143.84 while the broader Topix index closed up 1.21 percent at 3,807.25.



Meanwhile, Oil edged up slightly after falling about 2 percent to a two-week low in the previous session on signs of easing geopolitical tensions. Gold rose over 1 percent to trade above $4,900 an ounce, after having fallen more than 2 percent to hit a one-week low in the previous session.



On the corporate front, Tata Steel jumped 2.9 percent, ITC rallied 2.2 percent, Axis Bank added 1.5 percent and Reliance Industries rose 1.3 percent. While Wipro, Persistent Systems, Oracle Financial Services and LTIMindtree all fell around 2 percent.



Indian rupee ended flat at 90.67 per dollar on Wednesday versus Tuesday's close of 90.68.



The 30-share benchmark index closed trading at 83734.25 up by 283.29 points or by 0.34 % and then NSE Nifty was at 25819.35 up by 93.95 points or by 0.37 %.



During the day’s trade, Sensex touched intraday high of 83770.05 and intraday low of 83163.62 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 25828.05 and intraday low of 25645.15.



The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Kwality Wall's (India) Ltd. (Rs. 29.42,+4.92%), Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 209.00,+2.90%), ITC Ltd. (Rs. 332.50,+2.21%), Axis Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1377.60,+1.51%), Reliance Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1441.25,+1.30%), among others.



Eternal Ltd. (Rs. 277.30,-1.53%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1503.75,-1.34%), Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1373.55,-1.27%), HCL Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 1466.90,-1.06%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. (Rs. 1550.95,-1.00%), among others were the losers.



Metal index was at 39528.15 up by 485.8 points or by 1.24%. Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 209.00,+2.90%), Jindal Stainless Ltd. (Rs. 757.45,+2.28%), Vedanta Ltd. (Rs. 677.95,+1.48%), NMDC Ltd. (Rs. 80.07,+1.15%), Steel Authority of India (SAIL) Ltd. (Rs. 159.10,+1.11%),.



On the flip side, IT index was at 31624.81 down by -355.47 points or by -1.11%. RateGain Travel Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 562.90,-2.82%), InfoBeans Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 899.30,-2.82%), Affle 3I Ltd. (Rs. 1519.00,-2.66%), Expleo Solutions Ltd. (Rs. 830.00,-2.59%), Birlasoft Ltd. (Rs. 375.90,-2.48%),.



The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4565 , shares advanced were 2319 while 2036 shares declined and 210 were unchanged.