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Nifty 50 stocks in February 2026: IT fills the bottom

30 of the 50 current Nifty 50 stocks rose in February 2026, led by Power Grid (+16.4%). All five IT stocks fell 15% to 22%. Best, worst and the sector split.

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Most stocks rose; the index did not

In February 2026, 30 of the 50 stocks in the current Nifty 50 rose and 20 fell. The median stock gained 1.8%. The Nifty 50 itself lost 0.6%.

The gap comes from weighting. The Nifty 50 gives bigger companies more weight, and some of its largest members fell. NSE's NIFTY50 Equal Weight index, which holds each stock in equal measure, rose 1.2% over the same month.

Every figure here compares each stock's close on 30 January 2026 with its close on 27 February 2026, using daily closing prices. The list is the current Nifty 50 membership, applied to the whole month.

The leaders

Stock Sector 30 Jan, ₹ 27 Feb, ₹ Change
Power Grid Power 256.50 298.65 +16.4%
Max Healthcare Healthcare 956.80 1,091.95 +14.1%
Eicher Motors Auto 7,122.50 8,010.50 +12.5%
Apollo Hospitals Healthcare 6,960.50 7,821.50 +12.4%
State Bank of India Financials 1,077.15 1,201.70 +11.6%
Tata Steel Metals 193.13 212.33 +9.9%
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Auto 350.05 382.65 +9.3%
Sun Pharma Healthcare 1,595.30 1,737.00 +8.9%

Titan and Larsen & Toubro were just behind, each up 8.8%.

The laggards

Stock Sector 30 Jan, ₹ 27 Feb, ₹ Change
Tech Mahindra IT 1,743.10 1,357.80 −22.1%
Infosys IT 1,641.00 1,300.10 −20.8%
HCL Technologies IT 1,695.60 1,389.10 −18.1%
TCS IT 3,123.90 2,637.40 −15.6%
Wipro IT 236.90 200.96 −15.2%
Eternal Consumer services 273.60 246.30 −10.0%
Bharti Airtel Telecom 1,968.70 1,879.30 −4.5%
HDFC Bank Financials 929.25 887.75 −4.5%

The five worst stocks are the five IT companies in the index, and nothing else came close: after Wipro, the next-worst fall was Eternal's 10.0%. The Nifty IT index fell 19.5% in the month, as our February recap sets out.

Eighteen stocks did worse than the Nifty 50's −0.6%.

The sector split

Grouping the stocks by NSE's sector labels and averaging each group's change (each stock counted equally), the main groups were:

Sector Stocks Rose Average change
Power 2 2 +11.9%
Healthcare 5 5 +8.6%
Automobiles 5 4 +5.3%
Metals & Mining 4 3 +4.3%
Financial Services 11 9 +2.4%
Oil, Gas & Fuels 3 1 +0.5%
FMCG 4 1 −1.6%
Information Technology 5 0 −18.3%

Healthcare was the only sector where every stock rose: Max Healthcare, Apollo Hospitals, Sun Pharma, Dr Reddy's (+5.6%) and Cipla (+1.8%). In financials, State Bank of India (+11.6%) and Bajaj Finance (+7.1%) rose while HDFC Bank fell, which is a reminder that a sector label covers very different months.

FMCG was quietly weak: ITC fell 2.7%, Nestle India 3.1% and Hindustan Unilever 1.5%, with only Tata Consumer up, by 0.6%.

What this does not tell you

Membership is the current list. We use the present Nifty 50 constituents for the whole month. A stock that joined or left the index recently is treated as if it had been a member throughout.

Prices, not total returns. The changes leave out dividends, which matter little over one month but add up over years.

One month is a short window. One month's best and worst lists say little about the next month's. Nothing here is a recommendation to buy or sell any stock.

Where to go from here

The stocks page shows which mutual funds hold each of these companies, for example Power Grid and Tech Mahindra.

For the institutional money behind the month, see FII vs DII in February 2026. Funds that concentrate on one sector, such as technology funds, are listed on the sectoral and thematic fund page.

Frequently asked questions

Which Nifty 50 stock rose most in February 2026?

Among the 50 current Nifty 50 constituents, Power Grid rose most in February 2026, 16.4%, from ₹256.50 on 30 January to ₹298.65 on 27 February. Max Healthcare (+14.1%), Eicher Motors (+12.5%), Apollo Hospitals (+12.4%) and State Bank of India (+11.6%) followed.

Which Nifty 50 stocks fell most in February 2026?

The five IT stocks. Tech Mahindra fell 22.1%, Infosys 20.8%, HCL Technologies 18.1%, TCS 15.6% and Wipro 15.2% between their 30 January and 27 February 2026 closes. The next-worst stock, Eternal, fell 10.0%.

Why did the Nifty 50 fall when most of its stocks rose?

The index weights stocks by size. In February 2026, 30 of its 50 current members rose and the median stock gained 1.8%, but the Nifty 50 still fell 0.6% because large companies, including the IT stocks and HDFC Bank, fell. The NIFTY50 Equal Weight index, which gives every stock the same weight, rose 1.2%.

This is commentary on published data, not investment advice. WealthTicker is not a SEBI-registered adviser or distributor. Figures are as of the dates stated and can be revised by their source.

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