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Stock markets open lower as IT and services shares decline

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0.30
247.92 points
0.30
83,203.04
0.27
70.25 points
0.27
25,655.15

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty opened lower on 18 Feb 2026, reflecting weakness in IT and Services stocks. The BSE Sensex fell 247.92 points (0.30%) to 83,203.04, while the NSE Nifty dropped 70.25 points (0.27%) to 25,655.15. Major laggards included Infosys, Tech Mahindra, and TCS. Volatility in IT stocks may persist amid ongoing uncertainty.

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The market after the news

INFY closed −0.2% on the day of the news, from ₹1,373.70 to ₹1,370.50; Nifty −1.4% over the same session; futures OI −2.5%.

Bulletin at 16:07 IST on 18 Feb 2026. Every change is measured from ₹1,373.70, the last close before it, on 18 Feb. Nifty 50 is measured over the same sessions.

  • INFY close ₹
  • Nifty 50, rebased to the close before the news
  • close before the news
  • above it
  • below it
  • futures OI, lots
INFY closes around the bulletin against the close before the news, with Nifty 50 rebased to it123113741517axis spans 23%before the news · 18 Feb1374Nifty 50INFYbulletinD0+1+3+512 Feb24 Feb6 MarFutures open interest, lotspeak 2.3 LReference close ₹1,373.70. 16 sessions from 12 Feb to 6 Mar; the price axis spans 23 percent.
price axis fixed at 4 × the 14-session true range around the close before the news · values printed at each marked session
Closes after the news against the close before it, with Nifty 50 over the same span
SessionClose ₹Change %Nifty %
Before18 Feb₹1,373.70basebase
On the day19 Feb₹1,370.50▼ −0.2%▼ −1.4%+1.2 pp difference
+1 session20 Feb₹1,353.20▼ −1.5%▼ −1.0%−0.5 pp difference
+3 sessions24 Feb₹1,275.50▼ −7.2%▼ −1.5%−5.6 pp difference
+5 sessions26 Feb₹1,289.10▼ −6.2%▼ −1.3%−4.9 pp difference
Gap at the open, % · ₹
▲ +0.8%+11.26 on 19 Feb
Day's range, % · ₹
2.8%≈ 39 high to low
Volume on the day
1.05×the 20-session average
Futures OI on the day
▼ −2.5%−5,500 lots · long unwinding · price −0.2%
Futures OI open, lots
2.1 L19 Feb · 24 Feb expiry
Futures premium, ₹
−2.20−0.2% to spot
Puts per call, by OI
0.47from 0.43 the session before
Max pain
1,400from 1,400 the session before

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