Sell-off in IT stocks drags nifty to end lower on Thursday

12 Feb 2026 Evaluate

Snapping its four-day gaining streak, Indian equity benchmark -- Nifty ended the session with cut of over half percent on Thursday. Index made a negative start and continued its lacklustre trade during the morning deals amid huge sell-off in IT stocks. Sentiments were downbeat due to renewed concerns about the disruption AI start-ups will have on established companies. Meanwhile, traders took note of Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) latest report showing that India's outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) commitments declined marginally by 0.78% to $3417.88 million in January 2026 as against $3444.68 million in January 2025, impacted by fall in equity investments. In second half of the session, market continued its sluggish trade in red till the end of the session. Finally, Nifty ended near 25,800 mark.

Most of the sectorial indices ended in red except Consumer Durables and Metal stocks. The top gainers from the F&O segment were Max Financial Services, Housing & Urban Development Corporation and Muthoot Finance. On the other hand, the top losers were KPIT Technologies, Coforge and Tech Mahindra. In the index option segment, maximum OI continues to be seen in the 25900 - 26100 calls and 25400 - 25600 puts indicating this is the trading range expectation.

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