Market rallies for 3rd day, Sensex up 208 pts, Nifty above 25,900

The domestic share market indices continued their upward momentum, closing higher for the third consecutive session on Tuesday,supported by broad-based buying across sectors and positive cues from global markets.At close, the Sensex was up 208.17 points or 0.25 percent at 84,273.92, and the Nifty was up 67.85 points or 0.26 percent at 25,935.15. About 2456 shares advanced, 1605 shares declined, and 155 shares unchanged.
Eternal, Tata Steel, Bajaj Auto, ONGC and M&M were the top gainers on the Nifty, while losers included Shriram Finance, HCL Tech, Dr Reddy’s Labs, Bajaj Finance and Bharti Airtel.On the sectoral front, except pharma and PSU Bank, all other sectoral indices ended in the green, with the media index rising 2 percent and the auto index gaining 1 percent. The Nifty Midcap and Smallcap indices also advanced 0.4 percent each.
Rupee Close:
On 10 Feb'26,the Indian rupee pared initial losses and settled on a positive note on Tuesday, higher by 9 paise at 90.57 against the U.S. dollar, supported by positive cues from domestic equities and weakening of the American currency in the overseas market.Forex traders said the rupee is witnessing sideways price action as the support from positive domestic equities and foreign fund inflows was negated by geopolitical tensions and Dollar demand from importers.
Trading Guide: 
Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Investments stated domestic equities continued their upward momentum, supported by the US trade agreement and positive cues from key Asian markets. A strong resurgence in FII inflows, coupled with rupee appreciation, is further bolstering the investor sentiment, although intermittent profit-booking was visible across sectors.With tariff-related concerns largely easing, the near-term market trajectory will hinge on Q3 earnings, which have been mixed and below expectations so far. Investors are now focused on the combined impact of recent fiscal and monetary measures to revive earnings momentum in the coming quarters.
Market experts recommended five shares to buy on Tuesday-Indian Bank, Indus Towers, RICO Auto, Lumax AutoTech, and SJS.

(Business Correspondent)