Market cues: Consolidation expected to continue with range-bound trading, key support for Nifty at 25500–25470 – market cues consolidation expected to continue with range bound trading key support for Nifty at 25500 25470

Market cues: There was a sharp recovery in Nifty 50 a day after a huge fall. It closed yesterday with a gain of 0.83 percent. This marked a good start to the week on 16th February. The benchmark index also formed a bullish reversal pattern and climbed above important moving averages, accompanied by a positive crossover in the RSI. However, India VIX is signaling caution for bulls. The index needs to cross 25,750 and remain above it to close the bearish gap of February 13 to move towards 26,000. Experts say that until this happens, consolidation may continue with range-bound trading. There is important support for Nifty at 25,500–25,470.

Here we are giving you some such figures on the basis of which it will be easy for you to catch profitable deals.

Key support and resistance levels for Nifty

Support based on pivot point: 25,460, 25,384 and 25,260

Resistance based on Pivot Point: 25,708, 25,785 and 25,908

Nifty 50 formed a long bullish engulfing candlestick pattern on the daily charts. This is a bullish reversal formation that appeared after a downtrend, indicating a possible trend reversal. The index climbed above all important moving averages (20-, 50-, and 100-day EMAs) as well as the midline of Bollinger Bands in the same session, although it is still inside the bearish gap of February 13. The RSI moved above the reference line at 50.87, but the Stochastic RSI maintained a bearish crossover. MACD maintained its positive crossover. However, the histogram indicated losing momentum. All this suggests improving sentiment, although confirmation through follow-up buying is needed.

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Resistance based on pivot points: 61,047, 61,318, and 61,757

Support based on pivot points: 60,168, 59,896, and 59,457

Resistance based on Fibonacci retracement: 61,160, 62,075

Support based on Fibonacci retracement: 60,000, 59,452

Bank Nifty followed a similar pattern to Nifty 50 and closed well above all important moving averages. It rose 1.27 percent and indicated a healthy bullish move after recent consolidation. The index also closed above 60,900, which is the upper end of its consolidation range. Also, it remained above the falling support trendline. RSI rose to 60.4, while MACD maintained its uptrend with a healthy signal from the histogram. All this shows strengthening momentum and scope for further upside, provided broader market conditions remain supportive.

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Nifty Put-Call Ratio

The Nifty Put-Call Ratio (PCR), which indicates the mood of the market, increased to 1.11 on February 16, whereas it was 0.65 in the previous session. A PCR increase or greater than 0.7 or crossing 1 means that traders are selling more put options than call options, which generally indicates strong bullish sentiment in the market. If the ratio falls below 0.7 or rises towards 0.5, it indicates that selling in calls exceeds selling in puts, indicating a bearish mood in the market.

India VIX, which measures market fluctuations, remained at a high level. It remained well above all important moving averages, prompting caution for bulls. Yesterday it increased by 0.28 percent to reach 13.33. Experts say that as long as VIX remains above the zone of 12, there will be a risk for the bulls.

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Stocks to Watch: These 12 stocks will be in focus on Tuesday, February 17, big movement can be seen – stocks to watch 17 February 2026 cochin shipyard lupin reliance industries texmaco rail aqylon nexus highway infrastructure and more stocks in focus

Stocks to Watch: Many big stocks are going to be monitored in the stock market on Tuesday 17th February. Companies related to defence, railways, pharma, FMCG, infrastructure and high tech sectors have made important announcements. These stocks may see sharp movement due to big orders, joint ventures, share splits and regulatory updates.

Cochin Shipyard Ltd has been declared the L1 i.e. lowest bidder in the tender by the Defense Ministry of India to build five Next Generation Survey Vessels for the Indian Navy. The company said in its exchange filing that the estimated total value of this order is around Rs 5,000 crore. This contract will further strengthen the shipbuilding and maintenance portfolio of the company.

Texmaco Rail & Engineering Ltd has received an order worth Rs 219.18 crore from Mumbai Railways Vikas Corporation Ltd. It involves design, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of signaling equipment for the proposed Mumbai suburban line under MUTP-IIIA.

Lupine Ltd has signed a license and supply agreement with Spektus Pharma for the commercialization of the new antidepressant DeslaFlex in Canada. DeslaFlex is a new drug based on Spektus’ proprietary Flexitab oral drug delivery technology. With this partnership, Lupine will strengthen its CNS portfolio and introduce new options for the treatment of major depressive disorder.

RECPDCL, a subsidiary of Rural Electrification Corporation Ltd, has incorporated Vizag Power Transmission Ltd as a wholly owned subsidiary for the green hydrogen project. This new company has been registered on 16 February 2026. Its authorized and paid-up capital is ₹5 lakh.

TVS Supply Chain Solutions

TVS Supply Chain Solutions has signed an MoU with Italy’s ALA Group to jointly explore opportunities in India’s rapidly growing aerospace and defense supply chain market. According to the company, this market of approximately $28 billion is growing rapidly due to strong demand for complex and regulated logistics services.

BLS E-Services Limited has signed a binding term sheet to acquire 100 per cent equity stake in Atyati Technologies Private Limited. It is an all-cash deal with an equity valuation of Rs 154 crore, subject to certain conditions. The deal is expected to be completed by March 31, 2026. Provided that approval is obtained from lenders, banks, regulatory authorities and, if necessary, shareholders.

Embassy Developments Ltd has received approval from the Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority for Phase 1 of its first residential project Embassy Serenity in Alibaug, marking the company’s entry into the lifestyle and second home segment. Located in Thal Village, Alibaug, the project will develop as a resort style retreat. It will be connected to Mumbai with better road and ferry connectivity.

Reliance Consumer Products Ltd, which runs the FMCG business of Reliance Industries, has entered into a final agreement to form a majority stake joint venture with Nigeria’s Tropical General Investments Group. This step is considered an important part of the company’s global expansion strategy.

Highway Infrastructure Ltd

Highway Infrastructure Ltd has received LOA of ₹154.6 crore from NHAI on February 16 for operating the Moti Naroli fee plaza in Gujarat. The contract pertains to acting as user fee agency at Moti Naroli, Enna and Gandevi fee plazas on the eight-lane stretch of the Vadodara-Mumbai Expressway, covering multiple sections of the expressway.

Seamec Limited’s vessel Seamec Princess has been taken on charter by Supreme Offshore Construction & Technical Services Limited for SAT and air diving operations in the ONGC oilfield off the west coast of India. The estimated value of this contract is around 4.60 lakh dollars i.e. approximately Rs 4.17 crore (GST extra).

Aqylon Nexus Ltd, which works in high tech sectors like AI, space tech and semiconductor, has announced to divide its shares into 10 parts i.e. share split after the market closes. The company will convert one share of face value Rs 10 into 10 shares of face value Rs 1 and the record date for this has been fixed as March 5, 2026. The stock has risen 232 percent in the last one year

Alkem Laboratories Ltd informed that USFDA completed pre-approval inspection on 13 February 2026 at the manufacturing plant of its subsidiary Enzene Biosciences Limited in Chakan, Pune. At the end of the inspection, USFDA issued a Form 483 with six procedural observations.

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January WPI: Wholesale inflation at 10 month high, increased from 0.83% to 1.81% – january wpi wholesale inflation rose to a 10 month high from 083 percent to 181 percent

January WPI : Inflation has gained momentum. Wholesale inflation has reached a 10-month high in January. It has increased from 0.83 percent in December to 1.81 percent. The prices of food items, vegetables and manufactured products have increased during this period. Wholesale inflation has reached a 10-month high in January. Inflation of daily essential goods has increased from 0.21 percent to 2.21 percent. Inflation of food items has increased. Wholesale inflation of onion increased from minus 54.40 percent to minus 33.42 percent. Wholesale inflation of eggs, meat and vegetables has also increased.

A look at the WPI figures for January

WPI of food items has increased from 0% to 1.41% in January. Similarly, Manufacturing WPI has increased from 1.82% to 2.86%. Fuel and Power WPI declined from -2.31% to -4.01% in January. Whereas, primary article WPI has increased from 0.21% to 2.21%. Wholesale inflation of potatoes has declined from -38.21% to -38.84% in January. At the same time, wholesale inflation of onion has increased from -54.40% to -33.42%. Wholesale inflation of eggs and meat has increased from 1.14% to 3.66% in January.

Wholesale inflation of vegetables has increased from -3.50% in December to 6.78% in January. Wholesale inflation of CEREALS has declined from -1.18% to -1.41%. The index number of all commodities increased from 157.0 in December to 157.8 in January. On a month-on-month basis, the WPI increased by 0.51 percent in January compared to December.

Data released today showed that wholesale prices have increased due to higher manufacturing costs of basic metals as well as food items and clothing. “The increase in inflation rate in January 2026 is mainly due to increase in prices of basic metals, other manufacturing, non-food articles, food articles and textiles etc.,” the Industry Ministry said in a statement.

Retail inflation also increased

Data released last week showed that the country’s retail inflation rate has also increased slightly in January and stood at 2.75%. Let us tell you that due to low inflation, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has reduced the policy interest rate by 1.25 percent in the current financial year. RBI mainly tracks retail inflation to decide the benchmark interest rate. Earlier this month, RBI had kept the key policy interest rate at 5.25%.

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Fractal Analytics Stock: Decline in Fractal Analytics shares increased after weak listing – fractal analytics stock after weak listing fractal analytics shares come under big pressure

Fractal Analytics shares were listed with weakness on February 16. This disappointed investors expecting listing gains. This share was listed with a decline of about 3 percent from the issue price of IPO. Later the decline increased further. At 1:54 pm the stock was down 4.82 per cent at Rs 856.

IPO was subscribed 2.66 times

Shares of Fractal Analytics were listed on NSE at 2.67 percent discount from the issue price i.e. Rs 876. The company had fixed the price band of Rs 857-900 for the shares in the issue. This issue of Rs 2,834 crore was subscribed 2.66 times. This IPO was open for investment between 9 and 11 February.

Shares fell by more than 5% after listing

Weak listing of the company’s shares may put pressure on IT stocks. At one time during trading (at 11:30 am) this stock had fallen by 5.25 percent. Later it managed to recover a bit. On February 16 also, pressure was seen on IT shares. This index has fallen by more than 16 percent in the last one month.

Presence in AI and analytics market

Shivani Nayati, Head (Wealth), Swastika Investmart, said Fractal Analytics has a strong presence in the high-growth global AI and analytics market. Long term investors can maintain investment in this stock. There are almost no listed companies related to AI in India.

IT shares fall for the fourth consecutive day

There was also a decline in the shares of Indian IT companies on 16 February. This was the fourth consecutive day of decline in IT stocks. At one point the index had fallen by more than 1 percent. Later it managed to recover to some extent. At 2:11 pm it was down 0.97 percent at 32,370 points. It has fallen 9.5 percent in the last four sessions. It is 32 percent below its peak. It was at a peak of 41,530 in December 2025.

Weakness in shares of TCS, Infosys, Wipro

TCS shares were down 0.31 per cent at 2:14 pm. Infosys shares were weak by 1.81 percent. HCL Tech shares were weak by 0.27 percent. There was a weakness of 1.37 percent in Wipro. The increasing use of new AI tools is likely to impact the business of AI companies. Its effect is visible on the shares of IT companies.

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Gold Silver ETF: Rules of gold and silver ETF are going to change, know what is SEBI’s plan – sebi gold silver etf rules change 2026 full details on new price band base price review and 15 minute cooling off mechanism explained

Gold Silver ETF: Market regulator SEBI is now preparing to control the increasing volatility in the ETF market. In a consultation paper released on February 13, 2026, the regulator said that it will review the base price and price band of exchange traded funds (ETFs). Suggestions have also been sought from the public on this proposal. It is believed that this could lead to major changes in the ETF segment.

Current rules for Gold and Silver ETFs

Currently, a price band of up to 20 percent on both sides is applicable on most of the shares coming in rolling settlement. However, this rule does not apply to shares in which derivatives are available.

Strict price bands are imposed on the stocks that come under surveillance. Apart from this, there are also market-wide circuit breakers of 10 percent, 15 percent and 20 percent. These are applicable depending on which of the BSE Sensex or NSE Nifty 50 breaks the set limit first.

Why increased concern in gold and silver ETFs?

SEBI said that in the last week of January 2026, sharp fluctuations were seen in the domestic and global prices of gold and silver. Due to this, volatility in gold and silver ETFs also increased. The current price band applicable on these ETFs was based on T-2 day NAV. But in times of high volatility, this system did not prove sufficient to keep the market price in sync with the underlying asset.

Exchanges took interim steps to deal with this situation. For Gold and Silver ETFs, the closing NAV or closing price on T-1 day was made the base price. This change was possible because there was a holiday between T-1 and T day.

New proposal for equity and debt ETFs

SEBI has proposed that the initial price band for equity and debt ETFs be kept at plus or minus 10 percent. If needed, it can be increased to plus or minus 20 percent. There will be a 15-minute cooling off period and the band will be allowed to flex a maximum of twice a day.

Separate arrangements for gold and silver ETFs

The initial price band for gold and silver ETFs is proposed to be plus or minus 6 percent. If necessary, this can also be increased to plus or minus 20 percent. This will also include a cooling off period of 15 minutes.

What will be the impact on investors?

If this proposal is implemented, then the sudden sharp rise or fall of prices in ETFs can be controlled to some extent for investors. The new price band and 15-minute cooling off period will give the market time to calm down, which may reduce panic trading.

Especially in gold and silver ETFs, the difference between NAV and market price is expected to decrease. However, a temporary halt to trading during very sharp movements can also cause problems for short-term traders.

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FII and DII increased stake in 5 stocks, took entry in 4 for the first time; Know details – FII and DII increased stake in mphasis swiggy rbl bank utkarsh small finance ratnaveer and 4 new entries in q3fy26

By December 31, 2025, for the first time, domestic institutional investors i.e. DIIs overtook foreign institutional investors i.e. FIIs in terms of stake. The share of DIIs in Nifty 50 was about 24.8 percent, while the share of FIIs was 24.3 percent.

FIIs were net sellers in two of the first three quarters of the current financial year. At the same time, DIIs continued purchasing. DIIs will inject around ₹7,50,000 crore into the market in calendar year 2025. The total outflow of FIIs stood at more than ₹1,50,000 crore.

The interesting thing is that both have different views on the market. Nevertheless, there were some shares in the December quarter where both increased their stake simultaneously.

DIIs increased stake in IT company Mphasis by 8.2 percentage points and FIIs by 1.3 percentage points in the December quarter (Q3FY26). The total increase was 9.5 percentage points. By the end of the quarter, the share of DIIs stood at 45.3 percent and that of FIIs at 19.8 percent.

A major reason for institutional buying is believed to be the Mphasis NeoIPTM Agentic Platform launched in the September quarter. This AI based platform facilitates goal based orchestration through business and operation agents.

The company’s total contract value in the December quarter stood at ₹3,850 crore, of which 69 percent of the deals were AI based. Financial performance was also strong. Sales grew 12.4 percent to ₹4,003 crore. Net profit increased by 9 percent to ₹442 crore.

Ratnaveer Precision Engineering Limited

In this steel and metal products manufacturing company, FIIs increased their stake by 7 percentage points and DIIs by 2.5 percentage points. The total increase was 9.5 percentage points. The company had issued QIP of ₹185 crore during the quarter.

Sales increased 5.8 percent to ₹269 crore in the December quarter. But profits rose 49 percent to ₹17 crore. This is not just a one-quarter surge. The company’s sales and profits have been continuously increasing for the last few years. Management targets revenue of ₹1,100 crore in FY26, ₹1,500 crore in FY27 and ₹1,800 crore in FY28.

FIIs increased stake by 3.8 percentage points and DIIs by 6.6 percentage points in food and quick commerce delivery company Swiggy. The overall increase was 10.4 percentage points. By the end of the quarter, the share of FIIs increased to 16.1 percent and that of DIIs to 22.5 percent. The company issued a large QIP of ₹10,000 crore during the quarter.

Monthly transacting users increased by 37 percent to 2.4 crore. The platform’s adjusted revenue grew 51 percent to ₹6,431 crore. Gross order value of food delivery business grew 20.5 per cent to ₹8,959 crore, while that of quick commerce grew 103 per cent to ₹7,938 crore. However, the company’s loss increased from ₹799 crore to ₹1,065 crore.

In private sector RBL Bank, FIIs increased their stake by 6.4 percentage points and DIIs by 4.4 percentage points. The overall increase was 10.8 percentage points. By the end of the quarter, the share of FIIs stood at 21.9 percent and that of DIIs at 39.7 percent. During the quarter, Emirates NBD announced the purchase of 60 per cent stake by infusing more than ₹27,000 crore through a preferential issue.

RBL Bank’s revenue increased by 3.9 percent in the December quarter. Profit increased from ₹33 crore to ₹214 crore, a jump of 555 percent. Gross NPA declined from 2.9 percent to 1.9 percent. However, net NPA increased from 0.53 percent to 0.55 percent. Advances grew 14 per cent to ₹1,03,086 crore and deposits grew 12 per cent to ₹1,19,729 crore.

Utkarsh Small Finance Bank Limited

In Utkarsh Small Finance Bank, FIIs increased their stake by 10.1 percentage points and DIIs by 7.35 percentage points. The total increase was 17.45 percentage points, which is the highest in this list. By the end of the quarter, the share of FIIs increased to 11.8 percent and that of DIIs to 9.7 percent. The bank also did a rights issue of ₹950 crore.

However, the bank’s gross loan portfolio declined by 3.9 percent to ₹18,306 crore. Total deposits increased by 4.5 percent to ₹21,087 crore. Revenue declined from ₹932 crore to ₹821 crore. Losses increased from ₹168 crore to ₹375 crore. Gross NPAs increased from 6.17 percent to 11.1 percent, while net NPAs increased from 2.5 percent to 4.48 percent.

Management says that this pressure is visible due to shift from JLG loans to non-JLG loans. They aim to take ROE again to 15 per cent by FY28, from 1 per cent by March 2025.

FIIs and DIIs bought stake here also

  • Synthiko Foils Ltd. FIIs bought 3.7 percent stake and DIIs bought 6.4 percent stake for the first time.
  • Belrise Industries Ltd. FIIs increased their share by 1.2 percentage points and DIIs by 5.3 percentage points.
  • MTAR Technologies Ltd. FIIs increased their share by 3 percentage points and DIIs by 5.2 percentage points.
  • LKP Finance Ltd. FIIs increased their share by 2.4 percentage points and DIIs by 3.9 percentage points.

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