Sensex closes at 74,684 points, Nifty settles above 22,640 mark
What's the story
On Tuesday, major indices of the stock market ended in the red. While the Sensex fell 0.07% to settle at 74,683.70 points, the Nifty tumbled 0.1% to end at 22,642.75 points. Following the broader market trend, midcap stocks also traded flat with the Nifty Midcap 50 settling at 13,941.6 points. Here's all you need to know about Tuesday's market report.
Round-up
Who were the biggest gainers and losers?
The winning sectors in the stock market were NIFTY METAL, NIFTY REALTY, and NIFTY PVT BANK, which rose 1.12%, 0.53%, and 0.44%, respectively. The top stock gainers were Apollo Hospitals, Hindalco, and ICICI Bank, which climbed 3.17%, 2.05%, and 1.81%, respectively. Meanwhile, Titan Company, Hero MotoCorp, and Coal India were trading among the top stock losers on Tuesday, shedding 1.86%, 1.63%, and 1.5%, respectively.
Data
Take a peek at the global markets
Coming to Asian markets, both Shanghai Composite Index and Nikkei on Tuesday traded in red, slipping to 3,048.54 points and 39,773.13 points, respectively. Meanwhile, the Hang Seng Index jumped 0.57% to 16,828.07 points. Meanwhile, in the US, NASDAQ gained 0.03% to 16,253.03 points.
Commodities
INR goes down 0.01% against the US Dollar
The Indian Rupee (INR) slipped 0.01% to settle at ₹83.21 against the US Dollar in the forex trade on Tuesday. Both gold and silver futures witnessed a rise. The price of gold futures rose 1.07% to ₹71,670, while that of silver futures climbed 1.04% to ₹82,730. Meanwhile, the crude oil future prices surged by $0.38, or 0.45% to $86.56 per barrel.
Data
Fuel prices in Delhi, Mumbai
Fuel prices in Delhi remain unchanged on Tuesday with diesel priced at ₹87.66 per liter, and petrol at ₹94.76 per liter. Meanwhile, in Mumbai, diesel costs ₹92.13 per liter, and petrol is priced at ₹104.19 per liter.
Crypto
How have the popular cryptocurrencies fared today?
Bitcoin is selling at $70,500.10, down 2.27% from yesterday. Ethereum is currently trading at $3,637.65, up 0.54%. BNB and Cardano are priced at $579.86 (3.45% down) and $0.6046 (0.45% down), respectively. Dogecoin is trading 5.43% lower than yesterday at $0.1952.