Share Market HIGHLIGHTS: Nifty50 closes at record 22,122, Sensex jumps 282 pts driven by financial, FMCG stocks
Share Market Today LIVE: Domestic equity benchmarks Nifty 50 and Sensex opened on a positive note in the start of the trading week, indicating a surge towards the positive trajectory.
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Share Market Today LIVE: Domestic equity benchmarks Nifty 50 and Sensex opened on a positive note in the start of the trading week, indicating a surge towards the positive trajectory.
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Share Market Today: Broader indices Nifty Midcap 100, Nifty Smallcap 100 rise 0.4%
| Index | Feb 19 close | Change (%) |
| NIFTY 500 | 20,241.10 | 0.38 |
| NIFTY MIDCAP 100 | 49,310.95 | 0.36 |
| NIFTY SMALLCAP 100 | 16,258.30 | 0.4 |
The Nifty 500, NSE's broadest index, also finishes the day with a gain of 0.4 per cent.
Share Market Today: Nifty Consumer Durables, Nifty Pharma, Nifty FMCG top gainers among NSE's sectoral gauges; Nifty Realty top loser, down 0.7%
| Index | Feb 19 close | Change (%) |
| NIFTY CONSUMER DURABLES | 32,025.15 | 1.87 |
| NIFTY PHARMA | 19,037.70 | 0.88 |
| NIFTY FMCG | 53,943.30 | 0.79 |
| NIFTY OIL & GAS | 11,919.70 | 0.55 |
| NIFTY HEALTHCARE INDEX | 12,102.40 | 0.53 |
| NIFTY MEDIA | 2,173.65 | 0.41 |
| NIFTY FINANCIAL SERVICES | 20,548.90 | 0.37 |
| NIFTY BANK | 46,535.50 | 0.32 |
| NIFTY AUTO | 20,481.60 | 0.28 |
| NIFTY PRIVATE BANK | 23,296.50 | 0.24 |
| NIFTY METAL | 7,981.25 | 0.06 |
| NIFTY IT | 38,363.15 | -0.3 |
| NIFTY PSU BANK | 7,101.40 | -0.47 |
| NIFTY REALTY | 876.8 | -0.67 |
Share Market Today: Grasim, Bajaj Auto, Bajaj Finserv, Cipla, Bharti Airtel rise most among 27 Nifty gainers; Coal India, L&T, SBI Life top laggards
Top Nifty50 gainers
| Stock | Feb 19 close | Change (%) |
| GRASIM | 2,170.65 | 3.09 |
| BAJAJFINSV | 1,618.60 | 2.71 |
| BAJAJ-AUTO | 8,514.00 | 2.27 |
| CIPLA | 1,471.35 | 2.13 |
| BHARTIARTL | 1,141.40 | 1.91 |
| ICICIBANK | 1,041.05 | 1.74 |
| DRREDDY | 6,421.95 | 1.66 |
| BAJFINANCE | 6,718.25 | 1.5 |
| UPL | 497.35 | 1.31 |
| ADANIENT | 3,265.00 | 1.28 |
Top Nifty50 losers
| Stock | Feb 19 close | Change (%) |
| COALINDIA | 459.65 | -4.24 |
| LT | 3,341.15 | -1.35 |
| SBILIFE | 1,488.90 | -1.3 |
| WIPRO | 536 | -1.29 |
| HDFCLIFE | 585.6 | -1.16 |
| LTIM | 5,518.00 | -1.12 |
| HEROMOTOCO | 4,854.00 | -0.82 |
| TCS | 4,099.85 | -0.69 |
| EICHERMOT | 3,905.00 | -0.6 |
| INDUSINDBK | 1,485.00 | -0.58 |
Share Market Today: Nifty50 ends above 22,100 for first time, Sensex leaps 282 pts led by financial, FMCG stocks
Share Market Today LIVE | Nifty Bank gains over 175 pts
Source: NSE
NIFTY AT ALL-TIME HIGH | Nifty scales fresh peak of 22,186.65
Share Market Today LIVE | CRISIL hits 52-week high after rating agency reports strong operational Q3 results
CRISIL hit a 52-week high of Rs 5014.85 on BSE after the rating agency reported strong operational results in its December quarter and appointed a new chairman, Yann Le Pallec.
CRISIL Q3 Results
The company's profit for the December quarter soared by 32.90 per cent to Rs 210 crore from Rs 158 crore Year-on-Year (YoY). Its consolidated revenue from operations rose by 11.60 per cent to Rs 918 crore against Rs 822 crore in the same quarter last fiscal. Read more
Share Market Today LIVE | Dalal Street cheers Quess Corp move of demerger; stock hits 52-week high
Shares of Quess Corp zoom over 15 per cent and clock a 52-week high on BSE at Rs 580 apiece. The stock rallied for the fifth session in a row.
What's driving the stock?
On Friday, after market hours, the company informed investors that its board had approved the demerger of three companies-- Quess Corp Ltd, Digitide Solutions Ltd, and Bluspring Enterprises Ltd. Read more
Share Market Today LIVE | Buy Dr Lal Pathlabs, SBI Card futures, says Osho Krishan
Osho Krishan of Angel One shares two trading calls:
- Buy Dr Lal Pathlabs futures for targets of Rs 2,570 and Rs 2,600 with a stop loss at Rs 2,465
- Buy SBI Card futures for targets of Rs 770 and Rs 780 with a stop loss at Rs 715
Share Market Today LIVE | Bajaj Auto sets record date for Rs 4,000-crore buyback plan; should you invest for 20% gain?
Bajaj Auto has announced February 29 as the record date for a proposed buyback plan amounting to Rs 4,000 crore, at Rs 10,000 per share. The upcoming buyback will be executed via the tender route.
This will be Bajaj Auto's second share buyback in two years. With more than a week before the much-anticipated stock buyback hits the Street, can investors use this opportunity to gain from the corporate action?
At Friday's closing price, the buyback price implies a premium of 20.1 per cent in Bajaj Auto shares. According to domestic brokerages KR Choksey, the buyback announced by Bajaj Auto is in line with its latest dividend distribution policy (introduced in 2023).
Bajaj Auto's floated its last buyback in 2022. The share buyback, worth Rs 2,500 crore, was priced at Rs 4,600 per share. Read more
Share Market Today LIVE | Bajaj Auto sets record date for Rs 4,000-crore buyback plan; should you invest for 20% gain?
Bajaj Auto has announced February 29 as the record date for a proposed buyback plan amounting to Rs 4,000 crore, at Rs 10,000 per share. The upcoming buyback will be executed via the tender route.
This will be Bajaj Auto's second share buyback in two years. With more than a week before the much-anticipated stock buyback hits the Street, can investors use this opportunity to gain from the corporate action?
At Friday's closing price, the buyback price implies a premium of 20.1 per cent in Bajaj Auto shares. According to domestic brokerages KR Choksey, the buyback announced by Bajaj Auto is in line with its latest dividend distribution policy (introduced in 2023).
Bajaj Auto's floated its last buyback in 2022. The share buyback, worth Rs 2,500 crore, was priced at Rs 4,600 per share. Read more
Dividend Stocks | Coal India, LIC, HAL, SAIL, Hero MotoCorp to trade ex-date this week
A bunch of stocks, including Coal India, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), Steel Authority of India (SAIL), Power Finance Corporation (PFC), Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) and Hero MotoCorp, will are scheduled to go ex-dividend during the trading week from February 19 to February 23.
Dividend stocks | Check out the complete list of stocks slated to trade ex-dividend during the course of the week:
Ex-dividend date: Tuesday, February 20
Centum Electronics dividend
Centum Electronics has announced an interim dividend of Rs 3 per equity share with a face value of Rs 10.
HAL dividend 2024 record date
Hindustan Aeronautics has announced an interim dividend of Rs 22 per equity share with a face value of Rs 5.
MSTC dividend record date
MSTC has announced an interim dividend of Rs 5 per equity share with a face value of Rs 10. Read more
NIFTY AT ALL-TIME HIGH | Nifty scales fresh peak of 22,167.25
Share Market Today LIVE: Buy Nifty 22,150, Nifty Bank 46,700 call options, says Tina Gadodia
Tina Gadodia of Quantsapp Advisory shares two index derivatives calls with Zee Business viewers:
- Buy the 22,150 call option of Nifty50 at Rs 150 for a target of Rs 300 with a stop loss at Rs 100
- Buy the 46,700 call option of Nifty Bank in the range of Rs 350-360 for a target of Rs 700 with a stop loss at Rs 250