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Going forward, market participants will closely monitor developments in the US-Iran conflict, movements in crude oil prices, the ongoing Q1 earnings season, corporate business updates, and the progress of the southwest monsoon for further cues on market direction.
PSU Bank, Oil & Gas and consumer durables shares advanced while metal, IT and FMCG shares declined.
At 13:25 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex advanced 114.37 points or 0.15% to 77,170.20. The Nifty 50 index added 17.55 points or 0.07% to 24,069.15.
In the broader market, the BSE 150 MidCap Index jumped 0.46% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index climbed 0.59%.
The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 2,213 shares rose and 1,860 shares fell. A total of 210 shares were unchanged.
The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, declined 2.20% to 13.45.
In the commodities market, Brent crude for September 2026 settlement added $1.15 or 1.36% to $85.88 a barrel.
Gainers & Losers:
Eternal (up 2.85%), Ultratech Cement (up 2%), Shriram Finance (up 1.86%), Eicher Motors (up 1.49%) and HDFC Life Insurance (up 1.30%) were the major Nifty50 gainers.
Power Grid Corporation of India (down 2.34%), Hindalco Industries (down 1.73%), Tata Consumer Products (down 1.48%), JSW Steel (down 1.38%) and Dr Reddy’s Laboratories (down 1.36%) were the major Nifty50 losers.
Stocks in Spotlight:
L&T Technology Services (LTTS) jumped 6.63% after the engineering and technology services company reported a healthy increase in profit and revenue for the quarter ended 30 June 2026 (Q1 FY27). On a consolidated basis, net income from continuing operations increased 17.4% YoY and 1.5% QoQ to Rs 351.8 crore in Q1 FY27. Revenue increased 11.5% YoY and 2.9% QoQ to Rs 2,940.1 crore during the quarter.
Fedbank Financial Services surged 4.10% after the non-banking financial company (NBFC) reported a strong financial performance for the quarter ended 30 June 2026. The company's standalone net profit rose 52.49% to Rs 114.38 crore in Q1 FY27 from Rs 75.01 crore in the corresponding quarter last year. Revenue from operations increased 29.68% YoY to Rs 669.93 crore in Q1 FY27.
Aditya Birla Money declined 8.37% after the company reported a 27.7% year-on-year (YoY) decline in consolidated net profit to Rs 11.12 crore despite a 16% increase in revenue from operations to Rs 130.77 crore in Q1 FY27 over Q1 FY26.
Tata Elxsi declined 5.68%. The company has reported 18.2% rise in net profit to Rs 170.6 crore on a 14.5% increase in revenue from operations to Rs 1,021.1 crore in Q1 FY27 as compared with Q1 FY26.
Benares Hotels fell 1.43%. The company reported an 8.7% year-on-year (YoY) increase in standalone net profit to Rs 8.24 crore in the first quarter of FY27, compared with Rs 7.58 crore in Q1 FY26. Income from operations increased 35.5% YoY to Rs 33.88 crore in Q1 FY27 from Rs 25.01 crore in the corresponding quarter last year.
Den Networks declined 4.46% after the company reported a 35.52% decline in consolidated net profit to Rs 34.59 crore in Q1 FY27 as against Rs 53.64 crore posted in Q1 FY26. Revenue from operations rose 0.62% year on year to Rs 242.77 crore in the quarter ended 30 June 2026.
Anand Rathi Share and Stock Brokers dropped 3.25%. The broker’s consolidated net profit rose 2.36% to Rs 23.35 crore on 22.37% increase in total revenue from operations to Rs 246.10 crore in Q1 FY27 over Q1 FY26.
Global Markets:
European market declined as ongoing U.S. strikes on Iran continued to weigh on investor sentiment.
Most Asian markets advanced on Wednesday after a surprise slowdown in U.S. inflation scaled back market expectations for interest rate hikes, while oil took a breather as the U.S. scrapped a plan to levy shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
U.S. President Donald Trump reimposed a naval blockade of Iranian ports on Tuesday and threatened to attack power plants and bridges next week unless Iran resumes negotiations to end their conflict, though he scrapped a plan for a 20% fee on shipping through Hormuz.
Meanwhile, China’s economy in the second quarter expanded at its weakest pace since the fourth quarter of 2022. These figures reinforce calls for policy stimulus as an accelerating slide in investments deepened the strain on growth, while consumption stayed subdued.
Gross domestic product growth came in at 4.3% in the April to June period, data from the National Statistics Bureau showed Wednesday, missing widely reported forecast for 4.5% growth, and slowing from 5% in the first quarter.
That second-quarter growth came below Beijing’s full-year growth target range of 4.5% to 5%, the least ambitious goal in decades, amid tensions with trade partners, including the U.S. and the European Union, and sluggish domestic demand.
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq advanced on Tuesday as solid big bank results and a cooler-than-expected inflation report boosted risk appetite amid rising Middle East tensions.
The U.S. headline consumer price index fell 0.4% in June, its first decline since the COVID-19 pandemic, while annualised core inflation of 2.6% compared with widely reported expectations for 2.8%.
The Labor Department's Consumer Price Index showed inflation cooled more than analysts expected in June, largely due to abating energy price pressures amid last month's signs of progress in U.S.-Iran peace negotiations.
In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index jumped 181.95 points or 0.76% to 24,177.65.
The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, dropped 3.37% to 17.44.
Eternal, Reliance Industries and HDFC Bank were the top-traded individual stock futures contracts in the F&O segment of the NSE.
The May 2026 F&O contracts will expire on 26 May 2026.
In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index slipped 97 points or 0.40% to 23,995.70.
The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, dropped 1.79% to 18.05.
Reliance Industries, Eternal and Infosys (Infy) were the top-traded individual stock futures contracts in the F&O segment of the NSE.
For the full year,net profit declined 30.55% to Rs 366.00 crore in the year ended March 2026 as against Rs 527.00 crore during the previous year ended March 2025. Sales rose 168.56% to Rs 54364.00 crore in the year ended March 2026 as against Rs 20243.00 crore during the previous year ended March 2025.
During the quarter, revenue from Food Delivery business jumped 29.7% YoY to Rs 3,125 crore, while net order value (NOV) increased 18.8% YoY to Rs 9,757 crore. The company said it expects growth to continue trending toward its long-term expectation of 20%+ YoY NOV growth, with margins remaining in the 5-6% range.
Adjusted EBITDA margin (as a % of NOV) improved to 5.5% during the quarter, with the business delivering an absolute adjusted EBITDA of Rs 532 crore, a YoY growth of 24%. Average monthly transacting customers increased 19.14% to 25.4 million in Q4 FY26 compared with 20.9 million in Q4 FY25.
In Q4 FY26, revenue from Quick Commerce (Blinkit) surged 674.3% YoY to Rs 13,232 crore. NOV climbed 95.4% YoY to Rs 14,386 crore in Q4 FY26. The company reported positive adjusted EBITDA of Rs 37 crore, compared with a negative adjusted EBITDA of Rs 178 crore in Q4 FY25.
Net average order value (NAOV) stood at Rs 525 in Q4 FY26, up 0.96% compared with Rs 520 in Q4 FY25. The company added 216 net new stores during the quarter, taking the total store count to 2,243 as of quarter ended 31st March 2026.
Revenue from Going-Out business increased 21% YoY to Rs 277 crore in Q4 FY26. NOV climbed 46% YoY to Rs 2,736 crore in Q4 FY26. The company had earlier guided towards $3 billion in NOV and $150 million in adjusted EBITDA by FY30, implying over 30% year-on-year NOV growth from current levels.
Revenue from Hyperpure segment tumbled 46.8% YoY to Rs 978 crore. However, the segment reported positive adjusted EBITDA of Rs 5 crore compared with a negative adjusted EBITDA of Rs 22 crore in Q4 FY25.
On full year basis, the company’s consolidated net profit declined 30.55% to Rs 366 crore despite 168.56% surge in revenue from operations to Rs 54,364 crore in FY26 over FY25.
Eternal, an Indian multinational technology company, is the parent company of Zomato, Blinkit, District and Hyperpure.
The counter fell 0.70% to end at Rs 253.80 on the BSE.
Eternal Ltd, Tejas Networks Ltd, EID Parry (India) Ltd, Angel One Ltd are among the other stocks to see a surge in volumes on BSE today, 26 February 2026.
Balkrishna Industries Ltd recorded volume of 3.05 lakh shares by 10:45 IST on BSE, a 43.86 times surge over two-week average daily volume of 6964 shares. The stock lost 2.25% to Rs.2,459.00. Volumes stood at 3083 shares in the last session.
Eternal Ltd registered volume of 1035.22 lakh shares by 10:45 IST on BSE, a 29.48 fold spurt over two-week average daily volume of 35.11 lakh shares. The stock rose 1.50% to Rs.254.00. Volumes stood at 18.8 lakh shares in the last session.
Tejas Networks Ltd recorded volume of 15.01 lakh shares by 10:45 IST on BSE, a 25.83 times surge over two-week average daily volume of 58097 shares. The stock gained 8.41% to Rs.344.65. Volumes stood at 62279 shares in the last session.
EID Parry (India) Ltd registered volume of 1.88 lakh shares by 10:45 IST on BSE, a 18.95 fold spurt over two-week average daily volume of 9897 shares. The stock rose 0.61% to Rs.871.00. Volumes stood at 3062 shares in the last session.
Angel One Ltd recorded volume of 3.95 lakh shares by 10:45 IST on BSE, a 12.53 times surge over two-week average daily volume of 31529 shares. The stock lost 1.93% to Rs.244.30. Volumes stood at 34619 shares in the last session.
In the cash market, The Nifty 50 index rose 14.05 points or 0.06% to 25,496.55.
The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, was down 3.15% to 13.06.
HDFC Bank, Eternal and Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company were the top-traded individual stock futures contracts in the F&O segment of the NSE.
The March 2026 F&O contracts will expire on 30 March 2026.