Market extends winning run for 3rd day, Nifty above 25,800

The Indian share market indices ended higher for the third consecutive session on Wednesday in a volatile trade, amid broad-based buying across sectors.At close, the Sensex was up 283.29 points or 0.34 percent at 83,734.25, and the Nifty was up 93.95 points or 0.37 percent at 25,819.35.
Tata Steel, HDFC Life, ITC, Tata Consumer, Bajaj Auto were the top gainers on the Nifty, while losers included ONGC, Eternal, Wipro, Infosys, Adani Enterprises.On the sectoral front, except IT (down 1.2) all other indices ended higher with metal, FMCG, PSU Bank indices up 1% each, while Private Bank, realty, auto, oil & gas up 0.5% each.The broader indices remained relatively stable during the session and outperformed the main indices with the Nifty Midcap and Nifty Smallcap indices rising 0.5% each.
Rupee Close:
On 18 Feb'26,the Indian rupee rose 5 paise to close at 90.67 against the US dollar on Wednesday driven by inflow of foreign funds and positive domestic equity markets.However, higher global crude oil prices and a strengthening greenback capped sharp gains in the local unit, forex traders said.
Trading Guide:
Market experts recommended five shares to buy on Wednesday- Godawari Power and Ispat Limited, Bharat Electronics, Canara Bank, Kirloskar Brothers, and Fertilisers And Chemicals Travancore.

(Business Correspondent)