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Ashok Leyland shares are currently trading at RS 210.05 on the BSE, down by 1.05 points or 0.50% compared to the previous close of RS 211.10.

The stock opened at RS 197.00 and touched an intraday high of RS 212.85 and a low of RS 197.00. A total of 12,85,375 shares have been traded so far.

The BSE Group ‘A’ stock, with a face value of RS 1, hit its 52-week high of RS 215.35 on February 11, 2026, and a 52-week low of RS 95.20 on April 7, 2025. Over the past week, the stock recorded a high of RS 214.00 and a low of RS 197.00. The company’s current market capitalization stands at RS 1,23,585.90 crore.

In terms of shareholding pattern, promoters hold 51.51% stake in the company, while institutional investors account for 38.21% and non-institutional investors hold 10.28%.

On the operational front, Ashok Leyland reported a robust 24% year-on-year growth in total sales, including exports, at 22,157 units in February 2026 compared to 17,903 units in February 2025.

Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV) sales increased 15% year-on-year to 7,402 units during the month. Medium and Heavy Commercial Vehicle (M&HCV) truck sales surged 33% to 11,907 units, up from 8,922 units in the same month last year. Additionally, M&HCV bus sales rose 11% to 2,848 units in February 2026 from 2,564 units a year ago.

Total domestic sales stood at 20,314 units in February 2026, marking a 28% year-on-year growth. Domestic LCV sales climbed 22% to 7,050 units. Domestic M&HCV truck sales jumped 39% to 11,599 units, while domestic M&HCV bus sales declined 4% to 1,665 units during the month.

Ashok Leyland, the flagship company of the Hinduja Group in India, operates in the commercial vehicle segment, manufacturing trucks, buses, engines, defence vehicles, and special application vehicles.

SML Mahindra is currently trading at RS 4556.90 on the BSE, registering a decline of 226.45 points or 4.73% compared to its previous closing of RS 4783.35.

The stock opened at RS 4544.20 and touched an intraday high of RS 4803.10 and a low of RS 4544.20. A total of 6,304 shares have been traded so far.

The BSE Group ‘B’ stock, with a face value of RS 10, hit a 52-week high of RS 5341.30 on February 19, 2026, and a 52-week low of RS 1030.90 on February 28, 2025. Over the past week, the scrip recorded a high of RS 5164.20 and a low of RS 4544.20.

The company’s current market capitalization stands at RS 6583.37 crore.

Shareholding Pattern

Promoters hold a 58.97% stake in the company. Institutional investors own 1.25%, while non-institutional investors account for 39.78%.

February Sales Performance

SML Mahindra reported total vehicle sales of 1,503 units in February 2026, compared to 1,288 units in February 2025, reflecting a year-on-year (YoY) growth of 17%.

• Passenger vehicle sales stood at 1,017 units, marking a 24% YoY increase.

• Cargo vehicle sales reached 486 units, up 4% YoY.

Formerly known as SML ISUZU, the company manufactures a wide range of commercial vehicles including trucks, buses, and ambulances. Its product portfolio includes models such as 4WD, Samrat, Sartaj, Dual Cab, Supreme 8-tonner, Truck Super 12, Super ALFD, among others.

Shares of Mahindra & Mahindra were trading at RS 3315.75, down by 84.15 points or 2.48% compared to the previous closing of RS 3399.90 on the BSE.

The stock opened at RS 3177.55 and touched an intraday high of RS 3374.40 and a low of RS 3177.55. A total of 132662 shares changed hands on the counter during the session.

The BSE Group ‘A’ stock with a face value of RS 5 hit a 52-week high of RS 3840.00 on January 5, 2026, and a 52-week low of RS 2360.45 on April 7, 2025. Over the past week, the stock recorded a high of RS 3504.95 and a low of RS 3177.55. The company’s current market capitalization stands at RS 410209.07 crore.

Promoter holding in the company is at 18.44%, while institutional investors hold 68.00% and non-institutional investors account for 13.56%.

Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) reported an 18.05% year-on-year increase in total auto sales, including SUVs, LCVs under 3.5T, LCVs under 2T, three-wheelers, and exports, reaching 97,177 units in February 2026 compared to 82,319 units in February 2025.

Domestic passenger vehicle sales rose 19% to 60,018 units in February 2026, up from 50,420 units in the same month last year. Domestic three-wheeler sales, including electric models, surged 44% to 9,190 units, compared to 6,395 units in February 2025.

Sales of Commercial Vehicles (LCV 2T–3.5T) increased 12% to 21,416 units against 19,155 units a year ago. However, domestic sales of Commercial Vehicles (LCV under 2T) declined 4% to 3,169 units in February 2026 from 3,290 units in February 2025.

Meanwhile, exports grew 11% to 3,384 units during the month, compared to 3,059 units in the corresponding period last year.

Mahindra & Mahindra is the flagship company of the Mahindra Group, a Mumbai-based multinational conglomerate. The company primarily operates in the automobile manufacturing sector and is among India’s leading automobile manufacturers.

Maruti Suzuki India was trading at RS 14380.40, down by 489.15 points or 3.29% from its previous closing of RS 14869.55 on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).

The stock opened at RS 13970.10 and touched an intraday high of RS 14680.00 and a low of RS 13970.10. A total of 15,397 shares changed hands during the session.

The BSE Group ‘A’ stock, with a face value of RS 5, had earlier touched its 52-week high of RS 17371.60 on January 5, 2026, and a 52-week low of RS 11072.20 on April 7, 2025. Over the past week, the stock recorded a high of RS 15224.40 and a low of RS 13970.10. The company’s current market capitalization stands at RS 4,50,884.73 crore.

Promoters hold a 58.28% stake in the company, while institutional investors and non-institutional investors own 38.66% and 3.05%, respectively.

February 2026 Sales Performance

Maruti Suzuki India reported an 11.64% year-on-year increase in total sales (domestic plus exports) at 2,13,995 units in February 2026, compared to 1,99,400 units in February 2025. Total domestic vehicle sales rose marginally to 1,74,840 units from 1,74,379 units in the corresponding month last year.

In the mini segment, comprising Alto and S-Presso models, sales edged up slightly to 10,238 units in February 2026 from 10,226 units a year earlier. However, compact car sales — including Baleno, Celerio, Dzire, Ignis, Swift, and WagonR — declined by 8.99% to 66,386 units, compared to 72,942 units in February 2025.

Utility vehicle sales, which include Brezza, Ertiga, e Vitara, Fronx, Grand Vitara, Invicto, Jimny, Victoris, and XL6, climbed 11.88% to 72,756 units from 65,033 units last year. Sales of the Eeco van rose marginally by 1.11% to 11,620 units, compared to 11,493 units in February 2025.

Light commercial vehicle Super Carry posted a 15.50% growth, with sales increasing to 3,130 units from 2,710 units in the year-ago period. Exports recorded a sharp jump of 56.49%, rising to 39,155 units in February 2026 from 25,021 units in February 2025.

Maruti Suzuki India is one of India’s leading automobile manufacturers, offering passenger cars, utility vehicles, and vans. The company also provides pre-owned car sales, fleet management, and car financing services.

eMudhra is currently trading at RS 431.10, registering a gain of 2.20 points or 0.51% compared to its previous close of RS 428.90 on the BSE.

The stock opened at RS 395.50 and touched an intraday high of RS 437.00 and a low of RS 395.50. A total of 12,727 shares have been traded so far.

The BSE Group ‘B’ stock, with a face value of RS 5, hit a 52-week high of RS 907.90 on April 22, 2025, and a 52-week low of RS 395.50 on March 2, 2026. Over the past week, the stock recorded a high of RS 474.20 and a low of RS 395.50. The company’s current market capitalization stands at RS 3,555.93 crore.

Promoters hold a 54.40% stake in the company, while institutional and non-institutional investors account for 20.91% and 24.69%, respectively.

In a significant development, eMudhra has introduced its Agentic AI Security Platform — a trust infrastructure aimed at securing autonomous AI systems. The platform offers verifiable identity, authentication, and governance controls for AI agents operating across enterprise and public digital ecosystems.

As businesses increasingly deploy AI agents capable of making independent decisions, executing transactions, and interacting with digital systems without direct human supervision, security risks such as impersonation, unauthorized actions, and systemic failures have become a growing concern. The newly launched platform seeks to mitigate these risks.

The solution enables enterprises to create cryptographic identities for AI agents, implement policy-based authorization, and maintain verifiable audit trails of AI-driven activities. It integrates seamlessly with enterprise security frameworks and Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), supporting secure machine-to-machine communication at scale.

Key features of the platform include cryptographic identity and lifecycle management for AI agents, policy-based transaction controls, post-quantum-ready secure credentials, continuous monitoring and audit capabilities, and integration with enterprise identity, PKI, and trust services.

eMudhra is India’s largest licensed Certifying Authority and provides Digital Trust Services and Enterprise Solutions to individuals and organizations across multiple industries.

RailTel Corporation of India shares were trading at RS 313.05, rising by 0.35 points or 0.11% compared to the previous close of RS 312.70 on the Bombay Stock Exchange.

The stock opened at RS 314.00 and touched an intraday high of RS 314.00 and a low of RS 311.00. A total of 213 shares were traded on the counter so far.

The BSE Group ‘A’ stock, with a face value of RS 10, hit a 52-week high of RS 478.80 on June 10, 2025, and a 52-week low of RS 265.30 on March 3, 2025. Over the past week, the stock recorded a high of RS 337.80 and a low of RS 310.65. The company’s current market capitalization stands at RS 10035.74 crore.

In terms of shareholding pattern, promoters hold 72.84% stake in the company, while institutional and non-institutional investors account for 4.52% and 22.63%, respectively.

In a key development, RailTel Corporation of India has received a work order worth approximately RS 17.02 crore from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. The order involves the Supply, Installation, Testing, and Commissioning (SITC) of underground optical fiber cable (UG OFC) from IIT Delhi to its Sonipat Campus and from IIT Delhi Campus to Greater Noida, along with a six-year Annual Maintenance Contract (AMC). The OFC laying work is scheduled to be completed within nine months.

RailTel Corporation of India operates as an information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure provider and is among the largest neutral telecom infrastructure providers in India.

Shares of HCL Technologies were trading at RS 1386.30, up by 12.85 points or 0.94% compared to the previous close of RS 1373.45 on the BSE.

The stock opened at RS 1383.50 and touched an intraday high of RS 1404.60 and a low of RS 1383.50. A total of 27,647 shares changed hands on the counter so far.

The BSE Group ‘A’ stock with a face value of RS 2 hit a 52-week high of RS 1770.00 on February 3, 2026, and a 52-week low of RS 1304.00 on April 7, 2025. Over the past week, the stock recorded a high of RS 1441.65 and a low of RS 1322.25. The company’s current market capitalization stands at RS 377362.27 crore.

In terms of shareholding, promoters hold 60.81% stake in the company, while Institutions and Non-Institutions own 34.62% and 4.57%, respectively.

Meanwhile, HCL Technologies has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur to jointly transform advanced research into real-world pilot projects and scalable solutions for Global Capability Centers (GCCs).

The partnership strengthens HCLTech’s position as a trusted GCC partner in driving research-led innovation, particularly in advanced engineering and deep-tech domains with a strong focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI), robotics, and next-generation technologies. By combining HCLTech’s comprehensive GCC solutions with IIT Kanpur’s robust research and startup ecosystem, the collaboration aims to enable innovation beyond traditional talent and service models. It will help GCCs accelerate complex research initiatives, access specialized skills without building in-house laboratories, and significantly reduce time-to-market.

HCL Technologies is primarily engaged in delivering IT and business services, engineering and R&D solutions, as well as modernized software products and IP-led offerings.

MSTC shares were trading at RS 458.95 on the BSE, marking a gain of 6.85 points or 1.52% compared to the previous close of RS 452.10.

The stock opened at RS 452.20 and recorded an intraday high of RS 467.00 and a low of RS 452.20. A total of 9,485 shares were traded on the counter during the session.

The BSE Group ‘B’ stock, with a face value of RS 10, had earlier touched its 52-week high of RS 581.75 on May 19, 2025, and a 52-week low of RS 410.80 on March 3, 2025. Over the past week, the stock registered a high of RS 469.15 and a low of RS 446.00. The company’s current market capitalization stands at RS 3240.16 crore.

In terms of shareholding pattern, promoters hold a 64.75% stake in the company, while institutional and non-institutional investors own 5.04% and 30.22%, respectively.

In a significant development, MSTC has emerged as the L1 bidder for a tender floated by Coal India Limited on the GeM portal. The tender pertains to the appointment of an External Service Provider for conducting Linkage Auctions for the Non-Regulated Sector (NRS) for a period of three years. MSTC will manage the complete range of services related to the NRS Linkage Auction process — from conducting the auction to executing agreements through its platform during the contract tenure.

MSTC is a leading public sector enterprise engaged in providing e-commerce services across diverse industry segments. The company offers e-auction and e-sale services, e-procurement solutions, and customized software development services.

Gaudium IVF & Women Health made a positive debut on the Bombay Stock Exchange, listing at RS 83.00, marking a gain of 4 points or 5.06% over its issue price of RS 79.00.

The stock is currently trading at RS 80.75, up by 1.75 points or 2.22% compared to its issue price. During the session, the scrip touched a high of RS 87.15 and a low of RS 79.05. Around 4.19 lakh shares have been traded so far on the counter.

The public issue, which remained open for subscription from February 20, 2026 to February 24, 2026, received a strong response and was subscribed 7.27 times. The issue price was fixed at RS 79.00 per share, at the upper end of the price band of RS 75–79 per share.

Gaudium IVF & Women Health operates in the IVF (In Vitro Fertilization) treatment segment in India and has expanded across multiple states through its hub-and-spoke model. The company’s main centers (hubs) are strategically located in major cities to serve potential markets across the country.

Shares of TVS Motor Company witnessed a marginal uptick on the BSE, trading at RS 3939.25, up 7.30 points or 0.19% compared to the previous close of RS 3931.95.

The stock opened at RS 3950.00 and touched an intraday high of RS 3960.95 and a low of RS 3919.75. Around 17,464 shares were traded during the session so far.

The BSE Group ‘A’ stock, having a face value of RS 1, recorded its 52-week high of RS 3960.95 on February 26, 2026, and a 52-week low of RS 2191.30 on February 28, 2025. In the past week, the stock moved between RS 3960.95 and RS 3742.10. The company’s market capitalization currently stands at RS 187027.54 crore.

Shareholding data shows promoters holding a 50.27% stake, while institutional investors account for 41.38% and non-institutional investors hold 8.36%.

In a significant development, TVS Motor Company has re-entered the South African market with the launch of seven models: TVS Apache RR 310, TVS Apache RTR 200, TVS Raider 125, Trak 150, HLX 125 4G, HLX 150X, and TVS NTORQ 125.

To strengthen its presence, the company has formed a strategic alliance with The Nexus Collective, a specialized distributor supported by Bidvest Group, South Africa’s largest automotive distributor.

Under the campaign theme ‘Ride the Future,’ the company is rolling out products catering to multiple segments, including daily commuting, recreational riding, delivery operations, and shared mobility. With this expansion, TVS Motor becomes the only two-wheeler brand in South Africa offering products across diverse categories simultaneously.

The South African expansion aligns with the company’s broader global growth strategy. As of 2025, international markets contribute nearly 25% of total sales, with Africa generating over half of global operational revenue and close to 70% of export volumes.

TVS Motor Company is a leading global manufacturer of two- and three-wheelers, driving sustainable mobility through its four state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities located in India and Indonesia.