🔔🇮🇳 Indian Markets Post Market Report (16 Feb 2026)
Indian Markets Post Market Report Today: After two straight sessions of pain, Dalal Street bounced back on Monday with a steady, value-buying led rebound.
The mood was still cautious (because volatility hasn’t cooled much), but heavyweight support from banks and Reliance helped the benchmarks end firmly higher.
The key message from today’s tape: buyers showed up selectively—not a “full risk-on” rally, but enough strength to snap the losing streak.
📊Closing Bell Snapshot
Nifty 50 (NSE)
Close: 25,682.75 Up: +211.65 (+0.83%)
Sensex (BSE)
Close: 83,277.15 Up: +650.39 (+0.79%)
Bank Nifty (NSE)
Close: 60,949.10 Up: +762.45 (+1.26%)
Bank Nifty participated in the rebound as financials remained a key pillar for the market today (value buying in frontline banks was a headline driver).
📈 Why the Market Moved Up Today (Key Reasons)
1) Value buying in heavyweight names (HDFC Bank + Reliance)
Today’s recovery was largely powered by fresh buying in large index heavyweights—especially HDFC Bank and Reliance Industries—which helped the indices stabilise after the recent slide.
2) IT pressure cooled (not reversed fully, but selling slowed)
After last week’s sharp fall in IT on AI-disruption worries, the sector didn’t drag as aggressively today. This easing of pressure supported the overall sentiment. Reuters
3) Pharma strength supported the mood
Pharma was a bright pocket—Torrent Pharma gained on strong quarterly performance, and Natco Pharma jumped after news tied to a generic version of semaglutide.
4) Volatility stays “awake,” so rallies look selective
Even with a strong close, traders stayed tactical because volatility remains elevated (more on VIX below). That’s why broader markets didn’t outperform sharply.
🚀Top 5 Gainers (Nifty 50)
As per the closing bell market wrap:
1.Power Grid Corporation~ +4.63%
2.Coal India ~ +3.31%
3.HDFC Bank ~ +2.42%
4.Adani Enterprises ~ +2.25%
5.Axis Bank ~ +1.95%
❌ Top 5 Losers (Nifty 50)
As per the same closing wrap:
1.Tech Mahindra ~ -1.41%
2.Bajaj Finance ~ -1.17%
3.Maruti Suzuki ~ -1.22%
4.Eicher Motors ~ -0.68%
5.Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) ~ -0.67%
🏭 Sector Performance (What Worked / What Didn’t)
✅ Sectors that outperformed today
Power, PSU Bank, Realty, Private Bank, Infra, Capital Goods,
Energy: broadly up ~1–2% (leadership came from these pockets).
❌ Sectors that lagged
Media and Auto: slipped ~0.5–1% even as the headline indices rose.
Broader market check
Midcaps: +0.4%
Smallcaps: flat (ended roughly unchanged) This tells you the bounce was more large-cap led rather than broad risk-on.
🌡️ India VIX (Volatility)
India VIX (16 Feb 2026): ~13.28 (near-flat vs previous session)
How to read it: VIX holding in the 13+ area means intraday swings can still be sharp—so even on green days, traders tend to stay disciplined with sizing and stops.
🎯Indian Markets Post Market Report- Support & Resistance Levels (Trading View)
Nifty 50 – Key levels
Immediate resistance: 25,750 (gap-down zone reference from recent technical commentary) Major resistance: 26,000
Downside levels to watch on weakness: 25,200 then 25,000 (bigger support zone)
Simple takeaway: Today’s close at 25,682.75 is strong, but the market still needs to clear 25,750–26,000 decisively for the “trend confidence” to return.
Bank Nifty – Key levels
Support: 60,000–59,800 (immediate), then 59,500–59,200
Resistance: 60,400–60,600, then 60,800–61,000
Sensex – Practical zones
With Sensex closing at 83,277, traders typically watch:
Support: 82,800–82,500 zone
Resistance: 83,700–84,000 zone (Use these as working bands around today’s close; the tape remains volatility-sensitive.)
🧾 Q3 Results & Corporate Triggers (Impact Today)
Pharma: earnings + approvals boosted sentiment
Pharma outperformed with Torrent Pharma rising on strong quarterly performance, while Natco Pharma surged on semaglutide-generic related news flow—this helped market tone even while other pockets stayed mixed.
Capital market / broker stocks under pressure
Some capital market names (including broker platforms) saw weakness after regulatory tightening on capital market lending (this theme was highlighted as a drag on certain related stocks).
New listings: AI theme still getting “valuation caution”
Fractal Analytics had a weak debut (down around 5% in early trading), reflecting that investors remain cautious on AI-linked narratives even while the broader market rebounded.
👉More Q3 results keep reading
Q3 FY26 Results Snapshot: Axis Bank, Bharti Airtel & Bajaj Finance
🧾 IPO Updates (Mainboard + SME)
Aye Finance – Listing update (16 Feb 2026)
Listed flat at ₹129 (IPO price) on NSE/BSE (muted debut).
Fractal Analytics – Listing mood check
Debut was soft (discount/weakness reported across major business/market coverage), matching broader AI-valuation caution.
💰FII & DII Data
Official daily figures can shift intraday and publish with a slight lag; NSE’s FII/DII page confirms the reporting framework for the day’s provisional flow data.
Most recently visible cash provisional snapshot around this period:
16 Feb 2026: FII net sellers ₹-972.13 cr,
DII net buyers ₹ 1,666.98 cr (cash segment snapshot shown on popular dashboards).
🛢️Commodities Update (Market Cues)
🛢️Crude Oil
Brent: around $68.27/bbl (Feb 16 print)
WTI: around $63.47/bbl area (near-term futures were around 62.9+)
🥇Gold
MCX Gold were near ₹1,54,500/10g (recent front month quote).
Silver
Silver around ~₹2,38,271/kg.
In India, news coverage indicated weakness in MCX gold/silver in early trade on Feb 16 (useful cue for commodity traders).
Currency Update (USD/INR) 💱
Rupee closed nearly unchanged at ~90.65 per USD (tight range session), supported by mixed flows and RBI-linked market dynamics.
⭐ Stock of the Day
Power Grid Corporation
Why: It stood out among the day’s biggest Nifty gainers and helped lead the rebound (strength in power/PSU pockets).
🏛️ SEBI Update (Traders Should Know)
A key recent change for F&O traders: SEBI’s circular on reviewing calendar spread margin benefit in single-stock derivatives on expiry day (dated 5 Feb 2026).
This matters for spread traders managing margins into expiry.
🧩 Investment View (Short-Term vs Long-Term)
Short-term (1–10 trading days)
With VIX still elevated, keep trades lighter, avoid oversizing, and prefer clean setups near levels.
Nifty’s next big test is 25,750–26,000. If it rejects there, expect choppy consolidation; if it clears, bulls regain confidence.
Bank Nifty traders can use 60,000 as an anchor with 60,600/61,000 as resistance zones.
Long-term (6–36 months)
Today’s bounce is a reminder: quality large caps often lead the reversal.
Stagger entries (SIP/step-buying) instead of one-shot buys—especially when volatility is still “alive.”
🔮 Tomorrow’s Market Outlook (5 Quick Points)
1.25,750–26,000 remains the key Nifty ceiling to watch.
2.Large caps are leading—mid/small participation is still muted.
3.Bank Nifty 60,000 zone stays crucial for stability.
4.USD/INR near 90.65 suggests a range-bound rupee unless flows change sharply.
5. Keep an eye on crude near $68 Brent—it influences inflation narrative and sector rotation (energy, OMCs, logistics). Trading economics.
👉Further reading
Indian Markets Pre Market Report (Feb 16, 2026)
Indian Markets Weekly View (Feb 16–Feb 20, 2026)
How Much Should You Invest Every Month? A Simple Guide for Salaried People
Stock Market 101 – Lesson 17: Trading Psychology (Biases, FOMO, and Discipline)
Stock Market 101 – Lesson 11 MA, RSI & MACD
⚠️Disclaimer:
This report is for educational and informational purposes only. It is not investment advice, a recommendation, or an offer to buy/sell any security. Markets are subject to risk. Please consult a SEBI-registered financial advisor before making investment decisions. Past performance is not indicative of future results.