Sensex crashes 1,236 points, investors lose ₹8 lakh crore— Why did the stock market fall? Explained with 5 key factors

The Sensex crashed 1,236 points, while the Nifty 50 ended at 25,454.35. Investors lost about ₹8 lakh crore as the overall market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms dropped to nearly ₹464 lakh crore during the day from ₹472 lakh crore in the previous session. The Indian stock market saw a sharp selloff on Thursday, February 19,…

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L&T, Nvidia to set up gigawatt-scale AI data centre infrastructure in India

L&T said that the partnership will work on developing AI-ready data centre infrastructure to support large-scale workloads across sectors such as manufacturing and infrastructure Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Wednesday said that it plans to set up a joint venture with chipmaking major Nvidia to build sovereign, gigawatt-scale AI factory infrastructure in India.   The…

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Adani Group plans to invest $100 bn in AI-ready data centres by 2035

The planned data centres will include dedicated computing capacity for Indian large language models (LLMs) and other national data projects The Adani Group is set to invest $100 billion to build renewable energy-powered artificial intelligence (AI)-ready data centres across India by 2035, the company said in a press release on Tuesday.   According to the…

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RBI gives nod to Manappuram Finance for BC Asia Investments. Details here

The NBFC stock has faced near-term pressure, with its share price slipping slightly over the past five sessions and declining about 4% over the last month. Manappuram Finance, on Saturday, said that the company has received Reserve Bank of India (RBI) approval for the proposed acquisition of up to 41.66% of the company’s paid-up equity…

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Cars, two/three-wheelers January dispatches grow highest-ever: SIAM

  The grand total of vehicles across categories grew by 23.5% y-o-y to 24,50,944 units as compared with 19,83,771 units in the corresponding month last year   Passenger vehicles (PVs), two-wheelers and three-wheelers posted their highest-ever domestic wholesales (dispatches to dealers) of January in 2026, with double digit growth, compared to January 2025, the Society…

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Defence Acquisition Council clears ₹3.25 lakh crore deal to buy 114 Rafale fighter jets from Dassault

India and France likely to ink pact for purchase and coproduction of Rafales during  French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to India late next week   Ahead of French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to India from February 17, The Defence Acquisition Council, headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, on Thursday gave initial clearance for a deal…

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AMFI January 2026 data: Gold ETF pulls in 2x more inflows, at par with equities for the first time

Gold ETF alone saw inflows worth ₹24,040 crore, which is nearly double of December’s ₹11,647 crore. Meanwhile, silver ETFs recorded a ₹9,463 crore inflow, highlighting the rising interest of investors in exchange-traded products that are not equities. Inflows into gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have surpassed the money channelled into equity mutual funds for the first…

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DLF, Godrej Properties to Shobha: Realty stocks rise up to 15% post-Budget 2026. Do you own any of these?

The Union Budget 2026 has boosted realty stocks by up to 15%, with key allocations for affordable housing and infrastructure. Major players like Godrej Properties and Anant Raj report significant gains, reflecting renewed investor confidence in the sector. Realty stocks have seen a strong rise of up to 15% in just seven trading sessions since…

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Investors earn Rs 13 lakh crore! Sensex, Nifty log best session in 8 months; what’s next?

In early trade, the Sensex and Nifty surged as much as 5.1 per cent and 4.9 per cent, respectively, marking one of the sharpest single-day rallies in market history. Domestic equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty extended their rally for a second consecutive session on Tuesday, ending with their biggest single-day percentage gains in nearly eight…

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