{"id":70370,"date":"2026-02-26T10:30:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T10:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2026\/02\/26\/indian-shares-end-flat-in-choppy-trade\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T10:30:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T10:30:18","slug":"indian-shares-end-flat-in-choppy-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2026\/02\/26\/indian-shares-end-flat-in-choppy-trade\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Shares End Flat In Choppy Trade"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><\/div><p> \n<\/p>\n<div id=\"ctl00_CPI_dvBody\">\n<p> Indian shares ended a choppy session little changed on Thursday due to U.S. trade policy concerns and fears over a potential military conflict in the Middle East region.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Supreme Court&#8217;s decision to block a pillar of U.S. trade policy has caused yet more uncertainty for trade partners and companies.<\/p>\n<p>It remains unclear what will happen to nearly 20 framework deals or firmer trade agreements that the Trump administration has reached with countries in recent months.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. imposed sanctions on more than 30 individuals, companies and vessels linked to Tehran&#8217;s oil trade as the third round of nuclear negotiations between the United States and Iran kicked off in Geneva against a backdrop of continued mistrust.<\/p>\n<p>The benchmark BSE Sensex swung between gains and losses before finishing down 27.46 points, or 0.03 percent, at 82,248.61.<\/p>\n<p>The broader NSE Nifty index also fluctuated before closing at 25,496.55, up 14.05 points, or 0.06 percent, from its previous close. <\/p>\n<p>The BSE mid-cap and small-cap indexes edged up by 0.6 percent and 0.1 percent, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>The market breadth was strong on the BSE, with 2,170 shares rising while 2,032 shares fell and 154 shares closed unchanged. <\/p>\n<p>While media and FMCG stocks led losses, IT stocks pared early morning gains after AI chipmaker Nvidia posted strong earnings for the December quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Healthcare stocks witnessed selective buying, with Sun Pharma and Dr Reddy&#8217;s Laboratories rising over 1 percent each. <\/p>\n<p>Defense stocks extended their rally for the second consecutive session ahead of an expected India-Israel defense deal.<\/p>\n<p>Astra Microwave Products jumped more than 4 percent, Data Patterns surged 5.6 percent and Unimech Aerospace and Manufacturing added 1.8 percent. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n        window.fbAsyncInit = function () {\n            FB.init({\n                status: true,\n                cookie: true,\n                xfbml: true\n            });\n        };\n        (function (d) {\n            var js, id = 'facebook-jssdk'; if (d.getElementById(id)) { return; }\n            js = d.createElement('script'); js.id = id; js.async = true;\n            js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js\";\n            d.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(js);\n        }(document));\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<br \/>Indian Shares End Flat In Choppy Trade<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>2026-02-26 10:30:18<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indian shares ended a choppy session little changed on Thursday due to U.S. trade policy concerns and fears over a potential military conflict in the Middle East region. 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