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3 min read | Updated on February 27, 2026, 17:01 IST
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The indices posted their worst trading day in a week, with the SENSEX dropping as much as 1,089.01 points to a low of 81,159.15. The NIFTY50 touched a trough of 25,141.30.
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The NIFTY Smallcap 100 index declined by 1.10% or 188.75 points to close at 16,928.90. | Image: Shutterstock
On Thursday, the foreign institutional investors (FIIs) sold shares worth ₹3,465.99 crore, while the domestic institutional investors (DIIs) purchased equities worth ₹5,031.57 crore on a net basis, according to exchange data.
The indices posted their worst trading day in a week, with the SENSEX dropping as much as 1,089.01 points to a low of 81,159.15. The NIFTY50 touched a trough of 25,141.30.
The NIFTY 50 fell by 317.90 points or 1.25% to close at 25,178.65. Meanwhile, the SENSEX plunged 961.42 points or 1.17% to end at 81,287.19.
Adani Enterprises dragged the NIFTY50 index, slipping 2.68%.
It was followed by Maruti Suzuki India (-2.50%), Bharti Airtel (-2.47%), Grasim Industries (-2.43%) and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries (-2.40%), which were among the top losers on Friday.
On the other hand, only six shares advanced on the NIFTY50 index. The top gainers include Trent (1.35%), Infosys (0.76%), HCL Technologies (0.62%), Apollo Hospitals Enterprise (0.55%) and Eternal (0.41%).
NSE’s NIFTY Midcap 100 gauge fell by 1.14% or 682.55 points to close at 59,115.60 on February 27.
Samayat Services LLP plans to sell up to 305 million shares at ₹115 each. The block deal price is nearly 10% lower compared to Vishal Mega Mart’s previous closing of ₹127.53 per share. The block deal would fetch ₹3,508 crore to Samayat Services LLP, which holds 54.09% stake in Vishal Mega Mart as of 31 December 2025.
The other laggards were L&T Finance (-6.55%), Coromandel International (-4.79%), Indian Railway Catering And Tourism Corporation (-4.53%) and Aditya Birla Capital (-4.42%).
On the flip side, the top winners comprised Dixon Technologies (3.99%), Oil India (2.59%), Godfrey Phillips India (1.95%), MphasiS (1.57%) and Tube Investments of India (1.46%).
Shares of Indian Oil Corporation hit their 52-week high on February 27, as it said that a meeting of the Board of Directors is scheduled on Friday, March 6, 2026, wherein the Board of Indian Oil will consider the declaration of a 2nd interim dividend for the financial year 2025-26.
The NIFTY Smallcap 100 index declined by 1.10% or 188.75 points to close at 16,928.90.
Its top losers included Capri Global Capital, which ended 6.11% lower. Angel One (-5.52%), CreditAccess Grameen (-5.52%), Reliance Power (-4.91%) and Computer Age Management Services (-4.88%) were among the other top losers.
On the contrary, Tejas Networks ended 17.50% higher, as the stock extended its rally for the second consecutive day. This comes after the Tata Group company said that it has signed an agreement with NEC Corporation to manufacture and supply 5G massive MIMO radios.
Its other top gainers were Redington (12.72%), Signatureglobal (4.76%), Kalpataru Projects International (3.64%) and Affle 3i (3.34%).
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