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Sensex rises 650 points, Nifty gains 211 on banking boost

pre-market1 source ↓written by the desknot a recommendation

0.79
650.39 points
and Nifty climbing
83,277.15
0.83
211.65 points
0.83
25,682.75
gaining
4.45%

Equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty rebounded sharply, with the Sensex up 650.39 points (0.79%) at 83,277.15 and Nifty climbing 211.65 points (0.83%) to 25,682.75. Strong buying in banking and power stocks led the rally, particularly with PowerGrid gaining 4.45%. This rebound follows a three-day decline, indicating renewed investor confidence.

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OI Charts is not a SEBI-registered investment adviser or research analyst. This bulletin was written by the OI Charts desk from the public sources listed here. It is commentary on market conditions, not a basis for any investment decision and not a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Prices as of 17 Feb 2026, 07:07 IST.

Sourcesnews.google.com

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The market after the news

POWERGRID closed +0.1% on the day of the news, from ₹300.50 to ₹300.75; Nifty +0.2% over the same session; futures OI −2.0%.

Bulletin at 07:07 IST on 17 Feb 2026. Every change is measured from ₹300.50, the last close before it, on 16 Feb. Nifty 50 is measured over the same sessions.

  • POWERGRID close ₹
  • Nifty 50, rebased to the close before the news
  • close before the news
  • above it
  • below it
  • futures OI, lots
POWERGRID closes around the bulletin against the close before the news, with Nifty 50 rebased to it275.14300.50325.86axis spans 18%before the news · 16 Feb300.50Nifty 50POWERGRIDbulletinD0+1+3+510 Feb20 Feb4 MarFutures open interest, lotspeak 54,000Reference close ₹300.50. 16 sessions from 10 Feb to 4 Mar; the price axis spans 18 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 %
Before16 Feb₹300.50basebase
On the day17 Feb₹300.75▲ +0.1%▲ +0.2%−0.1 pp difference
+1 session18 Feb₹300.550.0%▲ +0.5%−0.5 pp difference
+3 sessions20 Feb₹298.95▼ −0.5%▼ −0.4%−0.1 pp difference
+5 sessions24 Feb₹304.80▲ +1.4%▼ −1.0%+2.4 pp difference
Gap at the open, % · ₹
▼ −0.4%−1.20 on 17 Feb
Day's range, % · ₹
1.5%≈ 4.6 high to low
Volume on the day
0.57×the 20-session average
Futures OI on the day
▼ −2.0%−850 lots · short covering · price +0.1%
Futures OI open, lots
42,00017 Feb · 24 Feb expiry
Futures premium, ₹
−0.20−0.1% to spot
Puts per call, by OI
0.67from 0.63 the session before
Max pain
280from 280 the session before

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