Indices trade flat in late morning deals

Domestic equity indices altered between positive and negative territory and traded flat with positive bias in late morning deals on account of buying in Mahindra & Mahindra, SBI, Maruti Suzuki, Interglobe Aviation and Bajaj Finserv companies’ stocks. Some support came as exchange data showed foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought equities worth Rs 69.45 crore on February 10, 2026. Further, positive cues from other Asian markets also supported domestic sentiments. on the BSE sectoral front, traders were seen piling up positions in Auto, Healthcare, Consumer Disc, Bankex and FMCG, while selling was witnessed in IT, TECK, Power, Energy and Capital Goods.

On the global front, Asian markets were trading higher after China ‘s Consumer price inflation weakened to 0.2 percent in January from 0.8 percent in December. Back home, in the stock specific development, Eicher Motors surged on reporting 21% rise in Q3 consolidated net profit.   

The BSE Sensex is currently trading at 84294.74, up by 20.82 points or 0.02% after trading in a range of 84146.37 and 84487.34. There were 11 stocks advancing against 19 stocks declining on the index.

The top gaining sectoral indices on the BSE were Auto up by 1.97%, Healthcare up by 0.91%, Consumer Disc up by 0.70%, Bankex up by 0.11% and FMCG up by 0.08%, while IT down by 0.74%, TECK down by 0.58%, Power down by 0.52%, Energy down by 0.46% and Capital Goods down by 0.37% were the top losing indices on BSE.

The top gainers on the Sensex were Mahindra & Mahindra up by 2.44%, SBI up by 2.39%, Maruti Suzuki up by 1.43%, Interglobe Aviation up by 1.18% and Bajaj Finserv up by 0.95%. On the flip side, Adani Ports down by 0.79%, HCL Technologies down by 0.68%, Infosys down by 0.66%, ITC down by 0.62% and Tata Steel down by 0.60% were the top losers. 

Meanwhile, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal has said that the recent conclusion of negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and the 27-nation European Union (EU) is 'truly a mother of all deals' as it covers together nearly one-fourth of the global economy. He said that both the EU and India offer a lot of synergies, which is important in today's world, where people are facing a lot of turmoil and challenges in global trade.  

Agrawal said ‘these energies can actually come together, and that's what this FTA tries to do. I think we can not only try to make global value chains which are competitive across the world, which does serve both the Indian and the EU markets, but can also serve a large part of the world’. He said ‘we will be signing and operationalising this agreement over the next year. This agreement, our leaders have called the mother of all deals. But it is not a political statement. It is because it's truly the mother of all deals, because this agreement brings together two large economies.’

He said ‘the EU, UK, and EFTA bloc together form a $30-billion free market with more than 2 billion people, and it is growing with our aspirations’. He said this pact offers a ray of hope to world trade.

The CNX Nifty is currently trading at 25959.90, up by 24.75 points or 0.10% after trading in a range of 25909.85 and 26009.40. There were 26 stocks advancing against 24 stocks declining on the index.

The top gainers on Nifty were Eicher Motors up by 6.57%, Apollo Hospital up by 4.81%, Mahindra & Mahindra up by 2.59%, SBI up by 2.29% and Max Healthcare Inst up by 2.14%. On the flip side, Coal India down by 2.22%, ONGC down by 1.05%, Hindalco down by 0.89%, TCS down by 0.87% and Adani Ports down by 0.84% were the top losers.

All Asian markets were trading higher; Taiwan Weighted added 574.59 points or 1.74% to 33,647.56, Jakarta Composite gained 130.15 points or 1.58% to 8,261.89, Shanghai Composite strengthened 10.49 points or 0.25% to 4,138.86, KOSPI increased 55.74 points or 1.05% to 5,357.43, Hang Seng advanced 105.85 points or 0.39% to 27,289.00 and Straits Times rose 15.33 points or 0.31% to 4,979.58.