Nifty Financial Services Index Slips Slightly Last Week: Gains Slightly on Feb 16, 2026

The Nifty Financial Services Index ended the week marginally lower during the trading period from February 9 to February 13, 2026. After a steady rise in the first half of the week, the index lost momentum and closed in the red on Friday.

The index opened the week near 28,154, climbed to a mid-week high close to 28,386, and finally ended at 28,126.35, marking an overall drop of about 0.98% from February 9.

At 1:10 PM, the index was up 0.24% and was trading near 28207.4.

Latest Developments 

• Jio Financial Services has launched a multi-bank FD platform on the JioFinance app, offering rates up to 8.15% p.a. with a fully paperless process.
• LIC Housing Finance has opened a one-year window for physical shareholders (Feb 5, 2026–Feb 4, 2027). Transfers will be credited only in demat form with a one-year lock-in.
• RBI cleared a key hurdle for MUFG’s preferential issue in Shriram Finance, while CARE reaffirmed AAA ratings on ₹57,631 crore debt facilities. This has boosted investor optimism for the stock.
• RECPDCL transferred the Bellary Davanagere transmission project to Power Grid Corporation, aimed at integrating 3 GW of renewable energy in Karnataka.

Read more: Max Financial Services Share Price Hits Fresh Record High After Positive Q3 FY26 Earnings Results.

Conclusion

The Nifty Financial Services Index ended slightly lower for the week, as late-week selling erased early gains. Even so, several important updates across financial and infrastructure-linked names kept investor focus on stock-specific developments rather than the broader index movement. 

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