By Dalal Street Investment Journal (DSIJ)
Indian markets ended marginally in the green on February 25 after trimming early gains. Among the sectoral indices, the Nifty Metal index rose over 2.5%, while the Nifty IT index snapped its five-day losing streak to end over 1% higher. On the other hand, solar stock shares plunged after the US decided to impose 126% duties on Indian solar imports.
On Wednesday, February 25, India’s key equity benchmarks, the Nifty 50 and the Sensex, closed in positive territory, trimming gains from earlier in the day.
After a gap-up opening, the benchmark index Nifty 50 jumped over 200 points, but during the midday trade index trimmed its gains and managed to close in positive territory but with miniscule gains.
At the closing bell, the Nifty 50 closed higher by 57.85 points, or 0.23%, to 25,482.50. The Sensex advanced by 50.15 points, or 0.06%, to 82,276.07. Indian equity benchmark indices gave up most of the intraday gains but managed to end higher. ICICI Bank and TCS shares lifted markets higher. The Bank Nifty ended slightly below the neutral line at 61,043.35.
Indian IT stocks staged a strong recovery on Wednesday after a steep sell-off in the previous session, tracking a rebound in global technology shares and improved sentiment following fresh developments from AI startup Anthropic. The Nifty IT index rose 1.57% to, emerging as the top-performing sector on the NSE in early trade.
Rapid developments in AI are spurring questions about the long-term outlook for India's technology sector, even as executives frame disruption as an opportunity. IT shares carry roughly an 10.83% weightage in the blue-chip index, the second-highest.
Indian solar stocks like Waaree Energies, Premier Energies, and Vikram Solar came under sharp selling pressure on February 25, 2026, after the US Commerce Department imposed preliminary countervailing duties of about 126% on solar cell and module imports from India.
On the sectoral front, 7 out of 11 key sectoral indices ended in positive territory. Meanwhile, broader indices such as the Nifty Midcap and Nifty Smallcap 100 indices outperformed headline indices with a gain of 0.58% and 0.94%, respectively.
On Wednesday, the Nifty Metal index emerged as the top gainer among the sectoral indices, ending 2.7% higher, extending previous gains. The index is trading just 1% below its record high.
On the other hand, the Nifty PSU Bank index plunged by 0.39%. The index is trading near its record high, and over the last one month it is up by over 11%.
Among individual stocks,
IRFC share price declines over 4.5% after Govt to divest up to 4% stake via OFS.
MCX, Hindustan Zinc share price surge up to 3% as Silver rally lifts sentiments.
Waaree Energies, Premier Energies, Vikram Solar share price slide over 10% as US Imposes 126% Solar Import Duty on India.
The key drivers of the index gains were:
ICICI Bank: +24.60 points
Tata Consultancy Services: +12.45 points
Mahindra & Mahindra: +11.36 points
On the other hand, these stocks weighed on the index:
Reliance Industries: -44.89 points
State Bank of India: -21.08 points
Bharti Airtel: -17.39 points
As of February 24, 2026, the market breadth was in favour of advancing stocks. Out of 3,287 stocks traded on the NSE, 1,701 advanced, 1,480 declined, and 106 remained unchanged.
A total of 77 stocks touched their 52-week highs, while 243 hit their 52-week lows. Additionally, 59 stocks were locked in their upper circuits, whereas 86 stocks were locked in lower circuits.
Disclaimer: The article is for informational purposes only and not investment advice.
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