Share Market Update: Sensex rose by 500 points, Nifty also jumped by 150 points, know in which sector the buying took place

Share Market Update: Today, Monday, February 23, the Sensex is trading above 83,300, up 500 points (0.60%). Nifty has also increased by 150 points (0.58%) to the level of 25,700. Auto and public sector bank stocks are trading in positive territory today.

IDFC First Bank fraud of Rs 590 crore, shares fell 20%

Shares of IDFC First Bank fell 20% to ₹67 today. A fraud of about ₹590 crore has been detected in a branch in Chandigarh, due to which the shares have fallen.

The matter came to light when a department of the Haryana government reported a suspicious transaction. The bank has currently suspended four suspected employees involved in this case.

Mixed trading in Asian markets

Japan’s Nikkei index is closed today due to the Emperor’s birthday.

South Korea’s Kospi is trading 1.16% higher at 5,875. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index rose 2.02% to 26,946.
China’s Shanghai Composite Index is closed since February 14.

US market boomed on February 20

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 230 points (0.47%) to close at 49,625.
The tech-based Nasdaq Composite rose 0.90% to 22,886.
The S&P 500 index rose 47 points (0.69%) to close at 6,909.

Foreign investors sold shares worth ₹934 crore

Foreign investors (FIIs) sold shares worth ₹934 crore on February 19. Domestic institutional investors (DIIs) bought shares worth ₹2,637 crore.

So far this month, in February, FIIs have sold shares worth ₹2,011 crore. DIIs bought shares worth ₹14,111 crore.

In January 2026, FIIs sold shares worth ₹41,435 crore. DIIs bought shares worth ₹69,220 crore.

Sensex closed 316 points higher on Friday

The Sensex is up 0.2% in the last five trading sessions. On Friday, it closed at 82,814, up 316 points or 0.38%. At the same time, Nifty 50 gained 0.4% this week. On Friday, it closed 117 points or 0.46% higher at 25,571.