Sensex closes flat at 72,152 points, Nifty settles at 21,930
The stock market closed on a flat note on Wednesday with the Sensex settling at 72,084.1 points and Nifty ending at 21,930.5 points. While the broader stock market saw no movement, the midcap indices were trading in the green as the Nifty Midcap 50 gained 0.49% to close at 13,930.8 points. Here are more details on the markets' performance on Wednesday.
Who were the biggest gainers and losers on Wednesday?
On Wednesday, NIFTY PSU BANK, NIFTY REALTY and NIFTY MEDIA emerged as the top performing sectors, rising 2.78%, 1.8% and 1.19%, respectively. The top gaining stocks were SBI, JSW Steel and Axis Bank, adding 4.11%, 2.27% and 2.09%, respectively. Tech Mahindra, Power Grid Corp and Infosys emerged the biggest losers, dropping 2.68%, 2.13% and 1.98%, respectively.
Take a look at the global markets
Moving on to the Asian markets, the Hang Seng Index rose 0.34% to 16,081.89 points and the Nikkei index edged up 0.11% to 36,119.92 points on Wednesday. Meanwhile, in the US market, NASDAQ closed on a positive note, gaining 0.07% to 15,609 points.
INR climbed 0.12% to end at Rs. 82.96 against USD
The Indian rupee (INR) climbed 0.12% to end at Rs. 82.96 against the US dollar in the forex trade on Wednesday. The gold futures prices were trading flat at Rs. 62,480. However, the silver price fell by Rs. 377 or 0.53% to Rs. 70,217. On the other hand, the crude oil futures edged up by $0.68 or 0.92% to $74.01 per barrel.
Fuel prices in Delhi and Mumbai on Wednesday
Fuel prices stayed steady today. In Delhi, diesel and petrol are priced at Rs. 89.66/liter and Rs. 96.76/liter, respectively. Meanwhile, in Mumbai, diesel costs Rs. 94.25/liter and petrol is retailing at Rs. 106.29/liter.
How have popular cryptocurrencies fared today?
Bitcoin is currently trading at $43,112.28, a 0.36% increase from yesterday. Ethereum is up 1.62% and is selling at $2,370.16. BNB and Cardano are priced at $303.70 (0.31% up) and $0.4816 (3.12% down), respectively. Dogecoin is trading 0.10% higher than yesterday at $0.07863.
