Indian Stocks Slide After IT Sector Selloff

Benchmark Indian equity indices Sensex and Nifty fell in early trade on February 12, 2026, with the Sensex down 421.66 points to 83,811.98 and the Nifty off 121.10 points to 25,832.75. Heavy losses in IT stocks including Infosys, TCS and Tech Mahindra drove the decline, with the BSE IT index plunging 3.95%, while rising Brent crude and weak U.S. cues weighed on sentiment and flows.