Dividend Stocks: HAL, IRCTC, Torrent Power, Coal India, ONGC, Torrent Pharma, Escorts Kubota, and Shipping Corporation of India are among other firms which will trade ex-dividend in the upcoming week, starting Monday, 16 February 2026. Check further details and key dates here. 

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Market capitalisation of six of the top 10 most-valued firms on the Indian stock market recorded a more than ₹3 trillion drop last week, dragged down by overall bearish trends. Here's what experts eye for the upcoming week in the Indian stock market. 

Despite management's AI-first rhetoric, a lack of large-scale AI contract values and the threat of short project cycles are forcing a reassessment of the sector's long-term growth rates.

This muted IT stock performance is likely to persist in the near term, as industry valuations remain elevated at one-year forward P/E of around 20x, despite the modest business outlook