Sensex closes at 62,410 points, Nifty settles at 18,560
What's the story
On Wednesday, major indices of the stock market ended in the red, with Sensex falling 0.34% to settle at 62,410.68 points and the Nifty falling 0.44% to 18,560.5 points.
The midcap stocks also witnessed a bearish run with the Nifty Midcap 50 shedding 48.4 points to end at 8,920 points.
Read on for more details on Wednesday's market report.
Round-up
Who were the biggest gainers and losers?
Among the top sector gainers in the stock market were NIFTY FMCG, NIFTY MNC, and NIFTY PSU BANK, gaining 0.96%, 0.29%, and 0.26%, respectively.
Asian Paints, HUL, and BPCL emerged as the top-performing stocks, edging up 1.9%, 1.83%, and 1.66%, respectively.
Meanwhile, NTPC, SBI Life Insurance, and Bajaj Finserv were trading among the top stock losers on Wednesday, shedding 2.14%, 1.95%, and 1.78%, respectively.
Commodities
INR goes up 0.12% against the US Dollar
On Wednesday, the Indian rupee (INR) edged up 0.12% to Rs. 82.51 versus the US Dollar in the forex trade.
The gold future prices were flat at Rs. 53,785, while the silver prices climbed 0.33% to Rs. 65,629.
The crude oil future prices declined by $1.12, or 1.5% to $73.46 per barrel.
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Take a glance at the global markets
On Wednesday, the Asian markets traded in the red with the Shanghai Composite Index, Hang Seng, and Nikkei plunging 0.4%, 3.22%, and 0.72% to 3,199.62 points, 18,814.82 points, and 27,686.4 points, respectively. In the US, ended in the red, falling 2%, to 11,014.89 points.
Crypto
How are the popular cryptocurrencies performing today?
Bitcoin is now trading at $16,836.84 which is 0.96% down from yesterday. Ethereum is down by 2.21% and is now selling at $1,230.59.
Tether, BNB, and Cardano are trading at $1.00 (flat), $284.17 (1.47% down), and $0.3107 (1.96% down), respectively.
Finally, Dogecoin is trading 4.57% lower than yesterday at $0.0962.
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