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Stock Market Live Updates: Sensex trims losses, down 45 points at 83,405, Nifty slips 45 points to 25,720

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-18T06:54:47+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Live Updates: Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty, which slipped into the red amid an IT sell-off in the morning session, recovered most of their early losses to trade flat in the afternoon session on Wednesday. At 12:20 pm, Sensex was at 83,405.35, down 45.61 points (-0.05%), while Nifty was at 25,720.05, down 5.35 points (-0.02%).

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Iran says it is closing parts of Hormuz Strait as US talks resume

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-18T06:43:13+00:00

The drills, announced previously, come as Iran and the US start a second round of negotiations in Geneva. Oil reversed losses on the news, with Brent trading 0.1% higher to $68.74 a barrel

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Dabur shares slide 2% after management rejig

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-18T06:31:17+00:00

The stock opened higher at ₹525 but reversed sharply, touching a low of ₹505.55. Sell orders outpaced buys, with 54.93 per cent of order flow on the sell side

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Woman in Syrian detention camp banned from returning to Australia for up to two years

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-18T06:28:28+00:00

Person among group of 34 women and children who were released from al-Roj camp on Monday but were forced to return One adult among the group of 34 Australian women and children in a Syrian detention camp has been issued with a temporary exclusion order, banning them from coming to Australia for up to two years.But the rest of the group has not been assessed by intelligence agencies as meeting the threshold to be banned from Australia, potentially clearing the way for the wives and children of Islamic State fighters to re-enter the country if they can make their own way back. Continue reading..

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DoT directs Navi Mumbai airport to allow telecom companies right of way

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-18T06:21:29+00:00

In December 2025, the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) wrote to DoT regarding difficulties faced by licensed Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) in establishing telecom infrastructure at the airport

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Copper futures to extend the decline

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-18T06:09:34+00:00

For the near term, the downswing may not extend much as there is a support ahead at ₹1,135, the 50 per cent Fibonacci retracement of the prior uptrend. Subsequent support is at ₹1,080

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Victorian attorney general lambasts integrity expert over ‘unfounded claim’ CFMEU corruption cost taxpayers $15bn

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-18T06:03:23+00:00

Rotting from the Top report author Geoffrey Watson says ‘personal attacks’ from Labor government ministers have ‘crossed a line’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictoria’s attorney general has launched an extraordinary attack on the integrity expert, Geoffrey Watson SC, over his claim corruption at the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFEMU) cost taxpayers at least $15bn.The figure was contained in redacted chapters from Watson’s Rotting from the Top report, commissioned by the CFMEU administra

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US and Japan unveil $36bn of oil, gas and critical minerals projects in challenge to China

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-18T06:02:23+00:00

Donald Trump says deals ‘end our foolish dependence on foreign sources’, while Japanese PM hails enhanced economic securityJapan has drawn up plans for investments in US oil, gas and critical mineral projects worth about $36bn under the first wave of a deal with Donald Trump.The US president and Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s prime minister, announced a trio of projects including a power plant in Portsmouth, Ohio, billed by the Trump administration as the largest natural gas-fired generating facility in US history. Continue reading...

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Jean-Paul Chagnollaud : « Dans la bande de Gaza, le système mis en place est une tutelle américaine »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-02-18T06:00:11+00:00

La deuxième phase du plan de Donald Trump risque de façonner le destin de Gaza et d’empêcher toute possibilité de création d’un Etat de Palestine, au mépris des aspirations de sa population, alerte, dans une tribune au « Monde », le président d’honneur de l’Institut de recherche et d’études Méditerranée Moyen-Orient.

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Design flaws in NLC India’s power plants cause ₹2,354 cr loss, says CAG

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-18T05:53:06+00:00

Key issues include delay in land acquisition for mining and getting environmental clearance, compliance of dumping of overburden norms, design deficiencies in CFBC boilers, lignite quality, among others

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Man jailed for a year after endorsing neo-Nazi views and making antisemitic speech at Sydney rally on Australia Day

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-18T05:44:03+00:00

Brandan Koschel sentenced to 12 months behind bars for intentionally inciting hatred at March for Australia protestA man who threw his support behind neo-Nazis and spouted antisemitic remarks to an Australia Day rally crowd has been reprimanded and jailed for his offensive conduct.Brandan Koschel attended the anti-immigration March for Australia protest alongside hundreds of others winding their way through Sydney’s city centre. Continue reading...

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Зеленському доведеться зіткнутися з найгіршим вибором після погроз Трампа, - Bloomberg

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-02-18T05:40:00+00:00

Україні, можливо, доведеться прийняти запропоновані умови або продовжувати боротьбу без американських ракет протиповітряної оборони, обміну розвідданими та мереж зв'язку.

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Bharti Airtel shares in focus as Airtel Money gets RBI NBFC licence

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-18T05:31:36+00:00

The certificate, bearing Registration No. N-14.03676 and dated February 13, 2026, was disclosed to stock exchanges on February 17 under Regulation 30 of SEBI’s Listing Regulations

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Stock Market Live Updates: Sensex down 194 points at 83,256, Nifty drops 57 points to 25,668; markets dragged lower by sell-off in IT stocks

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-18T05:29:23+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Live Updates: The Sensex, which had closed at 83,450.96 on Tuesday and opened today at 83,553.59, was trading at 83,256.74, down 194.22 points or 0.23 per cent, as of 10.05 am. The Nifty 50, which had closed at 25,725.40 on Tuesday and opened at 25,752.65, was trading at 25,668.05, down 57.35 points or 0.22 per cent at the same time.

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Yotta data centre to build $2 billion AI hub with Nvidia’s Blackwell chips

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-18T05:21:32+00:00

The project includes a four-year engagement worth ‌over $1 billion under which Nvidia ‌will ⁠establish one of Asia-Pacific’s largest DGX ⁠Cloud clusters within Yotta’s infrastructure, the company said

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China’s dancing robots: how worried should we be?

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-18T05:19:09+00:00

Eye-catching martial arts performance at China gala had viewers and experts wondering what else humanoids can doDancing humanoid robots took centre stage on Monday during the annual China Media Group’s Spring Festival Gala, China’s most-watched official television broadcast. They lunged and backflipped (landing on their knees), they spun around and jumped. Not one fell over.The display was impressive, but prompted some to wonder: if robots can now dance and perform martial arts, what else can they do? Continue reading...

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