Bears hold grip over market; Nifty plunges 1.25%

27 Feb 2026 Evaluate

Nifty ended significantly lower on Friday amid concerns over geopolitical tension. Sentiments were downbeat after Pakistan-Afghanistan declared open war, while US-Iran concluded trade talks without any deal. Index made a negative start and extended its losses, as traders were concerned with fresh foreign fund outflow. As per exchange data, Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equity worth Rs 3,465.99 crore on Thursday. In afternoon session, index continued its lethargic trade in red as traders opted risk-averse approach amid potential AI disruptions and lingering US trade tariff concerns. In last leg of the session, index intensified its losses and closed the session below its crucial 25,200 mark.

Most of the sectorial indices ended in red led by Realty, Auto and FMCG. The top gainers from the F&O segment were Dixon Technologies (India), Siemens and Oil India. On the other hand, the top losers were L&T Finance, Angel One and Computer Age Management Services. In the index option segment, maximum OI continues to be seen in the 25900 - 26100 calls and 24900 - 25100 puts indicating this is the trading range expectation.

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