Evening Update & Global News
Compiled by *RUDRA SHARES*
Vande Mataram
Monday, 16 February 2026

*INDIAN DATA*
* Sensex: 83277.15    (+650.39)
* Nifty 50: 25682.75    (+211.65)
* Nifty bank: 60949.10    (+762.45)
* BSE Bankex: 68,283.27  (+807.36)

*INVESTOR'S MOOD*
16-02-2026 Prov Cash fig. in crs:
FIIs: -972.13
DIIs: +1666.98

16-02-2026: FIIs F&O fig. in crs: 
Indxfu  +437.56
Indxop  -8055.53
Stkfut   +35.11
Stkopt  -355.67
# Net F&O Position 
-7938.53

Securities in F&O Ban for 17-02-2025:
SAIL
SAMMAANCAP 

10 Yr Bond Yield *6.66*

NIFTY 50 P/E.   *22.51*
NIFTY 50 P/B.   *3.49*
NIFTY 50 Div Yield  *1.2* 
    
BANK NIFTY 50 P/B *2.18*                                                                         

S&P BSE Sensex P/E    *22.87*
S&P BSE Sensex P/B     *4.46*
S&P BSE Sensex Div yield *1.09*

*WORLD ECONOMY*
*Australia*
* Australia’s 10-Year Yield Hits 4-Week Low
* Australia’s Qube Holdings Shares Jump to Record High on Macquarie-Led $8.3 Billion Takeover Deal

*Azerbaijan*
* Azerbaijan Monthly Inflation at Over 3-Year High

*Belgium*
* Belgium Trade Surplus Narrows in December

*Canada*
* Canada Factory Sales Growth Revised Slightly Higher

*China*
* China’s Tech Shock Threatens the U.S. AI Monopoly and Is ‘Just Getting Started’

*Eurozone*
* Eurozone Industrial Output Posts Sharpest Drop Since April

*Germany*
* German 10-Year Bund Yield Falls Below 2.75%

*India*
* India’s Trade Deficit Widens Sharply Amid Rising Imports
* India’s Jobless Rate Edges Higher in January
* India 10Y Yield Steadies Amid Borrowing Concerns
* India Wholesale Prices Rise at Fastest Pace in 10 Months

*Japan*
* Japan’s Economy Avoids Technical Recession, but Q4 Rebound Misses Expectations

*Nigeria*
* Nigeria Inflation Rate Keeps Slowing for 10th Month

*Norway*
* Norway Trade Surplus Narrows in January

*Philippines*
* Philippine Remittances Hit Record Peak

*Romania*
* Romania Current Account Gap Highest in 5 Months

*Slovakia*
* Slovakia Inflation Rate Hits 4-Month High

*Slovenia*
* Slovenia Q4 GDP Strongest in Nearly 2 Years

*Sri Lanka*
* Sri Lanka Services Growth Cools in January

*Switzerland*
* Swiss Economy Grows 0.2% in Q4

*Thailand*
* Thailand’s GDP Rises 2.4% in 2025, 5th Year of Expansion

*Tunisia*
* Tunisia GDP Annual Growth Advances to 2.7% in Q4

*Turkey*
* Turkey Budget Deficit Widens in January

*United Kingdom*
* UK 10-Year Gilt Yields Fall to One-Month Low

*United States*
* Muted U.S. CPI and Cooling Tensions With Iran Give Investors Some Comfort
* Some European Policymakers Welcome U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s Warm Words, Others Remain Wary
* Crypto Is Playing a Growing Role in Human Trafficking Networks, Report Shows
* Peter Navarro Says Donald Trump Administration May Force Data Center Builders Like Meta to ‘Internalize’ Costs

*Europe (Markets & Corporates)*
* Software Maker Dassault Systèmes Falls 7% as AI Fears Persist; European Markets Edge Higher

*Jai Hind*
*Rudra Hai to Mudra Hai*
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