Stock Market: How can the market move on 18th February – stock market outlook for 18th February 2026 which stocks are top gainers and losers today
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Share Market Today: Indian stock markets witnessed a rise for the second consecutive day today on 17th February. At the end of trading, BSE Sensex closed at 83,450.96 with a gain of 173.81 points or 0.21 per cent. Nifty closed at 25,725.40, up 42.65 points or 0.17 percent. Strong buying in IT, FMCGs and banking stocks supported the market
Stock in Focus: Infra company gets project worth ₹1897 crore, dividend also announced; Stock will be in focus – stock in focus gr infraprojects wins rs 1897 crore west central railway epc contract in madhya pradesh announces rs 2 5 interim dividend
Stock in Focus: Infrastructure company GR Infraprojects has received an order from West Central Railways to build a new railway line in Madhya Pradesh. This is an EPC contract. Under this, the company will construct a new line from Km 124/400 to Km 165/380 between Bahari and Gondavali stations.
What does the work involve?
GR Infraprojects said in an exchange filing that the project involves earthwork. Under this, small and big bridges will be built. Some important bridges will also be built. A viaduct will be constructed.
Also, road overbridges will be built, which will be RCC box type. RUB and LHS work will also be done. Station building will be built. Tunnel construction and track laying work will be done. This entire work will be done under the Sidhi-Singrauli New Rail Link Project.
The project is worth ₹1897 crore
Financial bids were opened on 11 February 2026. After this, GR Infraprojects was declared the lowest bidder i.e. L1 for this project. The total value of this project is ₹1,897.51 crore. The company has to complete it within 900 days from the date of the order.
GR Infraprojects is also paying dividend
The board of GR Infraprojects on February 16 approved an interim dividend of ₹2.5 per share of ₹5 face value for FY26. Its record date has been fixed as 19 February.
In the February 13 meeting, the board also proposed to sell the entire stake in its two subsidiaries – GR Ena Kim Expressway Private Ltd and GR Ujjain Badnawar Highway Private Ltd. This is subject to shareholders’ approval.
GR Infraprojects shares
Shares of GR Infraprojects closed 0.39 per cent lower at ₹975.65 on the BSE on Tuesday. The stock is up 7.62% in 1 month. However, it has fallen 22.47% in 6 months. The market cap of the company is Rs 9.47 thousand crore.
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Hindustan Zinc Shares: Shares rallied on tarnished silver, fall by more than 3% – hindustan zinc share price fall over 3 percent as silver prices drop precious metal etfs down up to 3 percent
Hindustan Zinc Shares: The dimming of silver also affected the shares of Hindustan Zinc and today it slipped by more than 3%. The fall in silver also weakened its ETF (exchange traded fund). Talking about Hindustan Zinc, the slippage of silver had an impact on its shares because it is the largest producer of silver in the country which produces refined silver of 99.9% purity. Currently on BSE it is down by 2.33% at ₹580.15. It fell 3.21% to ₹574.95 intra-day.
Their ETFs also boomed along with gold and silver.
Silver futures with March expiry on MCX fell by nearly 2% to ₹2,35,142 per kg. The contract with May expiry slipped about 2%. Now talking about gold, gold futures with April expiry fell by about 1% to ₹ 1,53,522 per 10 grams. Gold with June expiry also slipped by about 1% during this period.
Talking about silver ETFs, the biggest decline was in Edelweiss Silver ETF, which fell by about 2%, followed by ICICI Prudential Silver ETF, Bandhan Silver ETF, Motilal Oswal Silver ETF, HDFC Silver ETF, UTI Silver ETF, DSP Silver ETF, Nippon India Silver ETF (Silverbees), Zerodha Silver ETF and others. Declined more than 1%. Talking about gold ETFs, Baroda BNP Paribas Gold ETF fell by more than 3.5%, Invesco India Gold ETF and Birla Sun Life Gold ETF fell by about 2%. At the same time, many other gold ETFs including Bandhan Bank Gold ETF, ICICI Prudential Gold ETF, Edelweiss Gold ETF, DSP Gold ETF, SBI Gold ETF, Grove Gold ETF, Mirae Asset Gold ETF and others fell by more than 1%.
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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.
bank nifty
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.
Stocks covered under F&O ban
Restricted securities under the F&O segment include those companies whose derivative contracts exceed 95 per cent of the market wide position limit.
Newly included stocks in F&O ban: None
Stocks already included in F&O ban: SAIL, Samman Capital
Stocks removed from F&O ban: None
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Ola Electric’s share may fall to ₹20? – ola electric shares may drop to rs 20 brokerage slashes target after weak q3 results stock falls 6 percent watch video to know more
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Ola Electric Shares: There was a sharp fall in the shares of Ola Electric Mobility today on 16th February. As soon as the market opened, the company’s shares fell by about 6 percent to Rs 28.81. This is its lowest level in the last one year i.e. 52-week low.
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Ola Electric Share: Shares of electric two-wheeler company Ola Electric saw a sharp fall on Monday. The stock fell by 7.02 percent to a new all-time low of Rs 28.73. However, at the end of the day it closed at Rs 28.80 with a decline of 6.77 percent. If we look at the current level, this stock has fallen by about 52.99 percent in the last one year.
Quarterly results increased concern
Ola Electric’s net loss in Q3FY26 stood at Rs 490 crore. This loss in the last quarter was Rs 560 crore, which means the loss has reduced somewhat. But a big decline in revenue weakened the picture.
Income from operations fell 55 percent year-on-year to Rs 470 crore. It was Rs 1,045 crore in the same quarter last year. The company’s loss at EBITDA level stood at Rs 271 crore. There has definitely been a decrease in it on an annual basis. But the overall performance was not as strong as market expectations.
The market was expected to improve
Market experts believe that after the September quarter, due to the positive comments of the management, the market was hopeful that the results would improve. But that pace was not visible in the December quarter figures.
Experts described the performance as disappointing. According to him, the company does not have huge cash reserves and continuous losses are a matter of concern. If sales volume does not increase, further difficulties may increase for the company.
Kranti Bathini, equity strategist at WealthMills Securities, says sales figures are not growing and key revenue indicators are not showing improvement. According to him, it may be better to stay away from this stock in the short to medium term.
what are the technical charts saying
If seen from a technical point of view, support can be seen for the share between Rs 28 to Rs 25. According to Osho Krishnan, senior analyst at Angel One, the stock has reached a new all-time low due to continuous selling pressure. Technical indicators suggest that further decline to Rs 26 to Rs 25 is possible. There is a strong resistance between Rs 35 and Rs 38.
Brokerage trend is also bearish
Brokerage firm MK Global has made a major change in its stance after the results. Earlier the rating on this stock was ‘Buy’, now it has been reduced to ‘Sell’.
Not only the rating, the brokerage has also made a huge cut in the target price. Earlier the target was fixed at Rs 50, which has now been reduced to Rs 20. That means the target price has been reduced by about 60 percent. The new target suggests that the stock may fall by about 30% even from the current price.
Main concerns of brokerage
MK Global says third quarter performance was much weaker than expected. The company’s revenue has almost halved, while losses still remain at high levels.
According to the brokerage, unless there is a clear improvement in sales and a concrete reduction in losses, the stock may remain under pressure.
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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%.