Share Market Update: Sensex up by 250 points, Nifty up by 80 points, know in which sector to buy?

Share Market Update: Sensex is trading slightly higher today, 26th February. It is trading above 82,500, up about 250 points. Nifty is also trading at 25,550, up 80 points. Public sector bank shares are trading in profit today, while realty stocks are trading down.

Asian markets are trading mixed

Japan’s Nikkei index is trading at 58,795, up 0.36%.
South Korea’s Kospi is trading at 6,210, up 2.08%.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index is trading at 26,656, down 0.41%.
China’s Shanghai Composite Index is trading at 4,144, down 0.076%.

There was a rise in the US market on 25 February

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 307 points (0.63%) to close at 49,482. The tech-based Nasdaq Composite closed 1.26% higher at 23,152. The S&P 500 rose 56 points (0.81%) to close at 6,946.

Foreign investors bought shares worth Rs 2,991 crore

Foreign investors (FIIs) bought shares worth Rs 2,991 crore on February 25. Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) bought shares worth Rs 5,118 crore. So far this month, i.e. in February, FIIs have bought shares worth Rs 4,361 crore. During this period, DIIs bought shares worth Rs 21,098 crore. In January 2026, FIIs sold shares worth a total of Rs 41,435 crore. During this period, DIIs bought shares worth Rs 69,220 crore.

Yesterday, on February 25, the stock market closed flat. Sensex closed at 82,276 with a slight gain of 50 points. Nifty increased by 58 points and closed at 25,483. During the day’s trading, Sensex rose by 700 points and Nifty by 250 points. In today’s trading, maximum buying took place in Pharma, Auto and IT stocks.