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Trident announced that SES ESG Research has voluntarily reviewed the ESG Performance of the Company, based on publicly available information and has assigned an ESG score of '69.5' for the year 2025, against similar ESG score of '69.6' assigned for year 2024, indicating a consistent ESG performance.Powered by Capital Market - Live

Usha Martin has been voluntarily assigned with an ESG rating of '60' by NSE Sustainability Ratings and Analytics, a SEBI registered ESG Rating Provider, based on the information/data of the Company pertaining to financial year 2024-25 available in the public domain. Powered by Capital Market - Live

The Board of Directors of Paras Defence and Space Technologies at its meeting, held on 17 February 2026 considered and approved the acquisition of 49% in equity share capital of 'Himanshi Thermal Solutions' (Himanshi Thermal) from DefSpace Technologies (DefSpace).Powered by Capital Market - Live

In a landmark move to accelerate AI adoption across the HR landscape, Intellect Design Arena and Adrenalin eSystems, a trusted leader in Human Capital Management (HCM), today jointly announced the launch of HR TeamSpace, a secure, collaborative AI environment for HR teams, built on Intellect's Purple Fabric Open Business Impact AI platform. The launch extends Intellect's Purple Fabric 'Enterprise AI on Tap' model, priced at ₹99,500 per month for up to 50 users, bringing enterprise-grade AI capabilities within reach of functional teams through a simple subscription on a proven platform. With HR TeamSpace, Intellect and Adrenalin extend this mission to the human capital landscape, enabling HR teams to deploy pre-built AI agents with speed and measurable outcomes. Powered by Purple Fabric, HR TeamSpace brings together ready-to-use, domain-trained AI agents with the flexibility to build and configure organisation-specific agents aligned to specific use-cases and tasks across the employee lifecycle. This provides HR teams with a practical foundation to operationalise AI across core HR functions and drive measurable business impact.Powered by Capital Market - Live

The Adani Group today announced one of the world's largest integrated energy-compute commitments, a direct investment of USD 100 billion to develop renewable-energy-powered, hyperscale AI-ready data centres by 2035. The initiative will establish a long-term sovereign energy and compute platform designed to position India as a global leader in the emerging Intelligence Revolution. The investment is expected to catalyse by 2035 an additional USD 150 billion across server manufacturing, advanced electrical infrastructure, sovereign cloud platforms and supporting industries. Together, this is projected to create a USD 250 billion AI infrastructure ecosystem in India over the decade. This roadmap builds on AdaniConnex's existing 2 GW national data centre, expanding toward a 5 GW target that positions India at the epicentre of the global AI economy. This vision is anchored by landmark partnerships with Google to establish the nation's largest gigawatt scale AI data centre campus in Visakhapatnam, alongside additional campuses in Noida, and with Microsoft spanning Hyderabad and Pune. The Adani Group is also in discussion with other major players seeking to establish large scale campuses across India thereby further cementing its position as India's premier AI infrastructure partner. In line with this vision, the Group will also deepen its data centre partnership with Flipkart, advancing the collaboration toward the development of a second AI data centre purpose built to support Flipkart's next-generation digital commerce, high-performance computing and large-scale AI workloads.Powered by Capital Market - Live

Bajel Projects announced the signing of a landmark Joint Venture (JV) agreement with Al Sharif Contracting and Commercial Development Company (ASC). ASC is a part of Al Sharif Group Holdings and one of the leading EPC contractors & manufacturers. This partnership marks a significant milestone in Bajel's international expansion strategy, positioning the company to participate in the significant infrastructure transformation currently underway in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Joint Venture is built on a foundation of equal partnership, between Bajel Projects and Al Sharif Contracting and Commercial Development Company. The JV will be established specifically to undertake Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) business within Saudi Arabia, focusing on: High Voltage and Extra High Voltage (EHV) Infrastructure which also includes: Overhead Transmission Lines Substation Packages Underground Cabling Projects and more Commenting on the Joint Venture agreement, Rajesh Ganesh, MD & CEO, Bajel Projects, said: The signing of this Joint Venture agreement with Al Sharif Contracting and Commercial Development Company is a defining moment for Bajel Projects as we strategically expand our presence outside India. Saudi Arabia is currently witnessing an unprecedented infrastructure surge. This partnership enables us to bid for complex, extra high-voltage inter-regional corridors and substations that are vital to Saudi Vision 2030 and beyond. BAJEL is excited and looking forward to contributing to the grand vision of the Kingdom'. Powered by Capital Market - Live

Frontline equity indices closed with moderate gains on Tuesday, extending their winning streak to a second straight session, as buying in index heavyweights lent support to the market. The Nifty settled above the 25,700 mark, aided by strength in PSU banks, IT and FMCG stocks. After opening on a weak note, benchmarks rebounded sharply within the first hour and moved in a narrow range through the first half. Fresh buying interest during mid-session trade lifted sentiment further, pushing the Nifty higher into the close. The S&P BSE Sensex jumped 173.81 points or 0.21% to 83,450.96. The Nifty 50 index rallied 42.65 points or 0.17% to 25,725.40. Over the past two sessions, both the Sensex and the Nifty have advanced about 1% each. ITC (up 2.34%), Infosys (up 1.88%) and Larsen & Toubro (up 1.77%) boosted the Nifty higher today. The broader market outperformed the frontline indices. The BSE 150 MidCap Index climbed 0.31% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index rose 0.86%. The market breadth was positive. On the BSE, 2,447 shares rose and 1,756 shares fell. A total of 163 shares were unchanged. The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, dropped 4.93% to 12.67. Economy: India's trade engine gathered pace in January 2026, but imports ran faster than exports. Total exports, including merchandise and services, were estimated at $80.45 billion in January, up 13.17% from a year earlier. Imports stood at $90.83 billion, rising a sharper 18.76% YoY. For the April to January period of FY26, cumulative exports touched $720.76 billion, marking a 6.15% increase, while imports rose 6.54% to $823.41 billion. Breaking it down, merchandise exports in January edged up to $36.56 billion from $36.34 billion last year. Merchandise imports, however, jumped to $71.24 billion from $59.77 billion, widening the goods trade gap. Services continued to be the bright spot. Services exports surged to $43.90 billion from $34.75 billion, while services imports rose to $19.60 billion from $16.71 billion. On the merchandise side, growth was driven by engineering goods, petroleum products, meat, dairy and poultry products, marine products, and iron ore. Engineering goods exports rose 10.37% to $10.40 billion, while petroleum product exports climbed 8.55% to $3.77 billion. Numbers to Track: The yield on India's 10-year benchmark federal paper shed 0.22% to 6.653 compared with the previous session close of 6.668. In the foreign exchange market, the rupee edged higher against the dollar. The partially convertible rupee was hovering at 90.6950 compared with its close of 90.7400 during the previous trading session. MCX Gold futures for 2 April 2026 settlement declined 1.23% to Rs 152,850. The US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the greenback's value against a basket of currencies, was up 0.22% to 97.03. The United States 10-year bond yield slipped 0.69% to 4.024. In the commodities market, Brent crude for April 2026 settlement gained 62 cents or 0.92% to $68.37 a barrel. Global Markets: Most European shares declined on Tuesday as UK's unemployment rate rose to a five-year high while wage growth slowed. The jobless rate climbed to 5.2% in the final quarter of last year, the Office for National Statistics said Tuesday, the highest since early 2021 and above the 5.1% economists were forecasting. Regular private sector wage growth, the BOE's preferred pay indicator, fell to 3.4%, the lowest level in over five years. Separate tax figures showed the the number of employees on payroll fell 11,000 in January, taking the drop over the last year to 134,000. Together, the data are likely to reassure BOE policymakers that inflationary pressures in the labor market are easing fast enough to cut interest rates again. German inflation came in at 2.1% in January, up from 1.8% the previous month, the German Federal Statistical Office reported on Tuesday. Asian indices ended lower amid holiday-thinned volumes, while oil prices edged higher ahead of U.S.-Iran nuclear negotiations set to begin later today in Geneva. The Mainland Chinese, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, and South Korean markets were closed on Tuesday for Lunar New Year holidays. U.S. markets were shut on Monday for Presidents' Day. Stocks in Spotlight: Adani Energy Solutions gained 2.59%, Adani Enterprises rose 2.64%, Adani Green Energy advanced 2.55%, and Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone climbed 1.62%. Adani Total Gas added 1.06%, while Adani Power rose 1.09%. The Adani Group will invest $100 billion to develop green energy-backed, hyperscale AI-ready data centres, in what it described as one of the world's largest integrated energy-compute commitments. The initiative is expected to catalyse an additional $150 billion across manufacturing, servers and sovereign cloud services over the next decade, creating a projected $250 billion AI infrastructure ecosystem. Infosys advanced 1.83% after the company announced a strategic collaboration with Anthropic, an AI safety and research company, to develop and deliver advanced enterprise AI solutions to companies across industries. Texmaco Rail & Engineering surged 4.49% after the company secured an order worth Rs 219.18 crore from Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC). Lupin added 0.93%. The company announced that it has signed a licence and supply agreement with Spektus Pharma to commercialize the novel antidepressant DeslaFlex in Canada. Highway Infrastructure soared 7.39% after the company said it has secured a contract from the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for toll operations on key stretches of the Vadodara-Mumbai Expressway in Gujarat. Delhivery jumped 4.05% after the company announced a strategic partnership with electric mobility startup RIDEV (ANV Web Ventures) to deploy 150 high performance electric vehicles (EVs) across India over the next three months. KNR Constructions surged 5.75% after it has secured a Rs 2,163-crore contract for the construction of a four-lane elevated corridor along the East Coast Road (ECR). HFCL advanced 4.36% after the company, along with its material subsidiary HTL, secured purchase orders worth Rs 60.95 crore from a domestic telecom service provider. Cochin Shipyard advanced 3.95% after the state-run shipbuilder said it was declared the lowest bidder at a meeting held at the Ministry of Defence in New Delhi. TVS Supply Chain Solutions (TVS SCS) added 1.11% after the firm signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) with ALA Group, to explore opportunities in India's aerospace and defence supply chain. Powered by Capital Market - Live

The Nifty February 2026 futures closed at 25,736, a premium of 10.6 points compared with the Nifty's closing at 25,725.40 in the cash market. In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index rallied 42.65 points or 0.17% to 25,725.40. The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, dropped 4.93% to 12.67. Infosys, HDFC Bank and ITC were the top-traded individual stock futures contracts in the F&O segment of the NSE. The February 2026 F&O contracts will expire on 24 February 2026.Powered by Capital Market - Live

The frontline equity indices ended with moderate gains on Tuesday, extending gains for the second consecutive session, supported by buying in index heavyweights and strength in the broader market. The Nifty ended above the 25,700 level. In the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex jumped 173.81 points or 0.21% to 83,450.96. The Nifty 50 index rallied 42.65 points or 0.17% to 25,725.40. In the two consecutive trading sessions, the Sensex and Nifty jumped 1% each. The broader market outperformed the frontline indices. The BSE 150 MidCap Index climbed 0.31% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index rose 0.86%. The market breadth was positive. The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, dropped 4.93% to 12.67. Among the sectoral indices, the Nifty PSU Bank index (up 2.11%), the Nifty IT index (up 1.03%) and the Nifty FMCG index (up 0.90%) outperformed the Nifty 50 index. Meanwhile, the Nifty Media index (down 1.06%), Nifty Realty index (down 0.30%) and the Nifty Oil & Gas index (down 0.11%) and the underperformed the Nifty 50 index. Economy: India's total exports (merchandise and services combined) for January 2026 are estimated at $80.45 billion, registering a positive growth of 13.17% vis-'-vis January 2025. Total imports (merchandise and services combined) for January 2026 are estimated at $90.83 billion, registering a positive growth of 18.76% vis-'-vis January 2025. India's total exports during April-January 2025-26 are estimated at $720.76 billion, registering a positive growth of 6.15%. Total imports during April-January 2025-26 are estimated at $823.41 billion, registering a growth of 6.54%. Merchandise exports during January 2026 were $36.56 billion as compared to $36.34 billion in January 2025. Merchandise imports during January 2026 were $71.24 billion as compared to $59.77 billion in January 2025. The estimated value of services export for January 2026 is $43.90 billion as compared to $34.75 billion in January 2025. The estimated value of services imports for January 2026 is $19.60 billion as compared to $16.71 billion in January 2025. Major drivers of merchandise exports growth in January 2026 include engineering goods, petroleum products, meat, dairy & poultry products, marine products, and iron ore. Engineering goods exports increased by 10.37% from $9.42 billion in January 2025 to $10.40 billion in January 2026, while petroleum products exports increased by 8.55% from $3.48 billion in January 2025 to $3.77 billion in January 2026. Numbers to Track: The yield on India's 10-year benchmark federal paper shed 0.22% to 6.653 compared with the previous session close of 6.668. In the foreign exchange market, the rupee edged higher against the dollar. The partially convertible rupee was hovering at 90.6950 compared with its close of 90.7400 during the previous trading session. MCX Gold futures for 2 April 2026 settlement declined 1.23% to Rs 152,850. The US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the greenback's value against a basket of currencies, was up 0.22% to 97.03. The United States 10-year bond yield slipped 0.69% to 4.024. In the commodities market, Brent crude for April 2026 settlement gained 62 cents or 0.92% to $68.37 a barrel. Global Markets: European shares advanced on Tuesday despite UK's unemployment rate rose to a five-year high while wage growth slowed. UK unemployment reached its highest since the pandemic and wage growth eased as the labor market continued to weaken, prompting traders to increase bets on further interest-rate cuts from the Bank of England. The jobless rate climbed to 5.2% in the final quarter of last year, the Office for National Statistics said Tuesday, the highest since early 2021 and above the 5.1% economists were forecasting. Regular private sector wage growth, the BOE's preferred pay indicator, fell to 3.4%, the lowest level in over five years. Separate tax figures showed the the number of employees on payroll fell 11,000 in January, taking the drop over the last year to 134,000. Together, the data are likely to reassure BOE policymakers that inflationary pressures in the labor market are easing fast enough to cut interest rates again. The pound weakened against the dollar, dropping 0.5% to $1.3564. Markets moved to fully price two rate cuts this year to 3.25% after the soft jobs data. German inflation came in at 2.1% in January, up from 1.8% the previous month, the German Federal Statistical Office reported on Tuesday. Asian markets ended lower amid holiday-thinned volumes, while oil prices edged higher ahead of U.S.'Iran nuclear negotiations set to begin later today in Geneva. The Mainland Chinese, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, and South Korean markets were closed on Tuesday for Lunar New Year holidays. U.S. markets were shut on Monday for Presidents' Day. Japan's weakening economy remained in focus on Tuesday, one day after much softer than expected GDP numbers. The country on Monday reported its economy grew an annualized 0.2% in the fourth quarter, far below the widely reported gain forecast of 1.6% as government spending dragged on activity. In today's session, the Japanese yen strengthened 0.15% against the greenback to 153.28 per dollar. The weak figures highlight the challenges ahead for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and should support her push for more aggressive fiscal stimulus, media reports said. The Bank of Japan next meets on rates in March, with traders forecasting only a slim chance for a hike. Widely reported polls in the media suggest that investors expect the central bank to wait until July before tightening policy again. Meanwhile, oil saw some price gains as investors looked ahead to the U.S. and Iran nuclear negotiations that are scheduled to begin in Geneva later in the day. The higher volatility in crude was triggered by the latest drill that was reportedly held by Iran's Revolutionary Guards in the Hormuz Strait on Monday. The passage accounts for about 20% of global oil shipments. Powered by Capital Market - Live

Following this, the board has approved the appointment of Sandeep Khetan as a group chief risk officer for a term of 5 years, effective 23 March 2026. Sandeep Khetan is a Chartered Accountant (CA) with over 24 years of extensive experience in banking, specialized in credit appraisal, credit risk, market risk and operational risk. Sandeep Khetan joined the company on 30 July 2025 as Head ' Integrated Risk Management. In his current role, he has been instrumental in institutionalizing a unified risk governance architecture across the lending, insurance, and payments ecosystem, aligning risk frameworks and internal controls to build a robust, tech driven 'Second Line of Defence' for the group. Prior to joining the company, he spent more than 23 years at ICICI Bank, where he headed the various functions while leading and building high performing teams. During his overall banking career, his areas of expertise and specialization include credit & policy function, (for SME, MSME & supply chain financing segments), retail and business banking distribution. Given his vast experience, he has developed an expertise to manage scale, integrate complex risk frameworks and leverage technology for predictive risk management. Jio Financial Services is a Core Investment Company (CIC), registered with the Reserve Bank of India. JFSL is a new-age institution, which operates a full-stack financial services business through customer-facing entities, including Jio Credit, Jio Insurance Broking, Jio Payment Solutions, Jio Leasing Services, Jio Finance Platform and Service, and Jio Payments Bank. The company reported 8.8% decline in consolidated net profit to Rs 268.98 crore despite a 105.5% surge in total revenue from operations to Rs 900.90 crore in Q3 FY26 over Q3 FY25. The scrip shed 0.08% to end at Rs 262.35 on the BSE.Powered by Capital Market - Live