Economic Times Markets is tracking Larsen & Toubro (L&T) shares in a live blog for August 25, 2026, providing continuous updates on the stock through the trading session. The live coverage, published on Economic Times' L&T stock price live blog, is organized around several recurring sections.

Stock price analysis. The blog provides ongoing analysis of L&T's share price as the session unfolds. As with any live blog, entries are added through the day, so the intraday picture is only complete once trading ends.

Stock details. Key details on the L&T stock are covered, with additional company-specific data available on Economic Times' Larsen & Toubro stock page, where readers can cross-check figures cited in the live coverage.

Market update. The coverage places L&T's trading session in the context of the broader market, including the Nifty 50 index, the National Stock Exchange's benchmark index of large-cap Indian companies. Because L&T is itself a Nifty 50 constituent, its price movement is one of the inputs that feed into the index's overall reading.

Trading performance overview. A running overview of the stock's trading performance for the day. Equities on the NSE and BSE trade from 9:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. IST on weekdays, which frames the window the blog covers.

Previous day's closing value. L&T's closing value from the preceding trading day is tracked as the reference point for the session; intraday percentage changes in market coverage are measured against this prior close.

Six-month beta. The live blog follows L&T's six-month beta, which reflects the stock's volatility relative to the market. A beta above 1 indicates the stock has tended to move more than the benchmark over the measurement period, while a beta below 1 indicates it has tended to move less.

Daily closing figures. The blog also records L&T's daily closing figures, the reference prices from which the next session's changes are calculated.

Larsen & Toubro is an Indian multinational conglomerate headquartered in Mumbai, founded in 1938 by the Danish engineers Henning Holck-Larsen and Søren Kristian Toubro, with operations spanning engineering, construction, manufacturing, and technology services. The company's shares are listed on India's National Stock Exchange and BSE, and the stock is a constituent of the Nifty 50 index. Market coverage frequently treats L&T as a bellwether for India's engineering and construction sector, and its order inflows and quarterly results are standard checkpoints in coverage of the stock. In market terminology, beta measures how sensitive a stock's price is to movements in the broader market; a six-month beta is derived from the stock's recent price behavior relative to the benchmark index.