LIC loses ₹38,000 crore, MFs 63,000 crore in Feb so far as IT stocks crash on AI fear

Nifty IT index has plunged 21% in February so far, and is poised for its worst monthly performance in nearly 23 years. This has also weighed on the performance of the Indian stock market’s benchmark index, as the IT companies command over 10% weightage. IT stocks witnessed a breather on Wednesday, February 25, in an…

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Sensex down 1,160 pts, Nifty below 25,500 Why are markets falling today?

The total mcap of BSE listed companies dropped by ₹4.73 trillion to ₹4,63,79,242 crore versus the previous session’s mcap of ₹46,852,324.31 crore.   Indian stock market indices Sensex and Nifty 50 slumped 1 per cent in trade on Tuesday, dragged down by a sharp selloff in IT counters amid rising fears of AI-led disruption. The…

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Gurugram overtakes Mumbai to become India’s biggest Rs 10-crore-plus housing market

After Gurugram and Mumbai, Noida and Greater Noida were the favorites as the twin cities together sold Rs 9,358 crore worth homes in the ultra-luxury segment in CY 2025.   Gurugram clocked transactions worth Rs 24,120 crore in the Rs 10-crore-plus segment during calendar year 2025 — a record for any Indian city In a…

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US-Iran war buzz fuels crude oil price to six month high. Time to invest in black gold?

Crude oil prices are near a six-month high due to US-Iran tensions. As of February 20, 2026, Brent crude reached $71.99, while WTI rose to $67.05. Analysts suggest geopolitical risks and shrinking inventories may drive prices higher, with a bullish outlook for WTI expected. Crude oil priceshovered near a six-month high on escalating US-Iran tensions,…

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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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