Nifty gains for third straight day, closes above 25,900; Sensex rises 208 points
- 10th February 2026
- 04:45 PM
- 2 min read
Summary
Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty closed higher on Tuesday, February 10, marking their third straight session of gains. Buying interest remained stronger in the broader market, with midcap and smallcap stocks continuing to see steady participation.Mumbai | February 10
Indian equity benchmarks extended gains for a third consecutive session on Tuesday, supported by positive global cues, improving risk appetite and selective buying in stocks reporting strong December-quarter results. Early signs of stabilisation in FII flows also supported the sentiment.
The Sensex closed 208 points higher, or 0.25%, at 84,273.92, while the Nifty 50 rose 68 points, or 0.26%, to settle at 25,935.15.
Both indices traded in a narrow range through the day, as gains were capped by profit-taking in select financial and pharma stocks.
Broader markets continued to show steady participation. Bank nifty ended in red with a loss of 43 points at 60,626.4. The Nifty Midcap index rose 0.4%, while the Nifty SmallCap index gained 0.5%, indicating healthy market breadth and sustained interest in non-index stocks.
Sector-wise, the tone remained largely positive. Barring pharma and PSU Bank, all other sectoral indices ended in the green. Media stocks led gains, rising nearly 2%, capital market index gained 2.7%, while the auto index advanced about 1.4%. Metal sector gained almost 1%.
Within Nifty, the top gainers were Eternal, Tata Steel, Bajaj Auto, ONGC and M&M, while the laggards were Shriram Finance, HCL Tech, Dr Reddy’s Labs, Bajaj Finance and Bharti Airtel.
Stock-specific action remained the key. BSE Ltd shares touched a fresh lifetime high after reporting a sharp jump in December-quarter profits. Lumax Industries surged 20% to hit an upper circuit, marking a new 52-week high after strong Q3 earnings.
In the currency market, the rupee strengthened by 18 paise to close at 90.58 per dollar
For the week ahead, with tariff-related concerns largely easing, the near-term market direction will depend on how the rest of the Q3 earnings season unfolds, which has been mixed so far.
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