The Indian stock market ended with healthy gains on Monday, February 16, on buying in most sectors, tracking positive global cues. The Sensex jumped 650 points, or 0.79%, to end at 83,277.15, while the Nifty 50 settled at 25,682.75, rising 212 points, or 0.83%. Investors got richer by about ₹3 lakh crore in a single session as the overall market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms rose to over ₹468 lakh crore from ₹465 lakh crore in the previous session. Short covering Short covering in quality stocks after the recent decline helped the market end higher. Strong rally in banking stocks Nifty Bank clocked a solid gain of 1.27%.

Source: Mint February 16, 2026 14:33 UTC