Nifty below 25,450,Sensex fall 1069 pts amid expiry day sell off

The domestic share market traded lower on Tuesday led by weakness in information technology shares amid concerns over AI-led disruption.At close, the Sensex was down 1,068.74 points or 1.28 percent at 82,225.92, and the Nifty was down 288.35 points or 1.12 percent at 25,424.65. About 1410 shares advanced, 2644 shares declined, and 127 shares unchanged.
HUL, Hindalco Industries, Coal India, NTPC, JSW Steel were the top gainers on the Nifty, while losers included Tech Mahindra, Eternal, Infosys, TCS, HCL Technologies, while gainers included HUL, Hindalco.On the sectoral front,the IT index was the worst hit, plunging more than 4 percent, while the realty index declined over 2 percent. However, metal, pharma, PSU Bank, oil & gas, energy rose 0.3-1%.The broader market also ended lower, with the Nifty Midcap shed 0.3%, and Smallcap index fell 0.55.
Rupee Close:
On 24 Feb'26,the Indian rupee traded in a narrow range on Tuesday and settled 6 paise lower at 90.95 against the U.S. dollar amid a firm greenback and higher crude oil prices.A sharp fall in domestic equity markets and uncertainties over the India-U.S. trade deal further pressured the local unit, while foreign fund inflows lent some support, forex traders said.
Trading Guide:
Market experts recommended five shares to buy on Tuesday-City Union Bank, Privi Speciality Chemicals, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Fine Organic Industries, and Ingersoll-Rand (India).

(Business Correspondent)