Stock Market Earthquake: Heavy IT and Metal Selloff Crashes Sensex Over 900 Points

Published on: 13 Feb 2026 at 03:03 PM

Published by: thefactnews

Stock Market Earthquake: Heavy IT and Metal Selloff Crashes Sensex Over 900 Points

Mumbai: February 13, 2026

Today’s trading proves a ‘Black Friday’ for Indian markets. Weak global cues and massive IT sector crash triggered panic selling. By 2 PM, both Sensex and Nifty plunged well below key levels.

Market Status (As of 2:00 PM)

Sensex: Down 962 points at 82,712.
Nifty: Falls 305 points to 25,501.
Sectoral Indices: Metal (-2.90%), Realty (-2.12%), IT (-1.70%) hit hardest.

Key Reasons for Crash

IT Stocks Bloodbath: AI disruption fears after US tech selloff impacted Indian giants—Infosys (-6.36%), TCS (-4.99%), Wipro sharply lower.
Global Cues: Wall Street and Asian markets (Nikkei) closed deep red, spooked investors.
Inflation Pressure: Retail inflation rises to 2.75% for third straight month.

Top Losers & Gainers

Major Losers:

Hindalco: -6%+
Infosys: -5.88%
TCS: -4.74%
HCL Tech: -4.31%

Limited Gainers:

Nifty Media Index (slight uptick)
HUL (marginal green)

Investor Updates

Defense Sector: Ministry approves ₹3.60 lakh crore procurement (Rafale jets, missiles).
Commodities: Crude oil edges up ($67.58/barrel); Gold steady at $4,926/oz.