Sensex climbs to 59,719 points, Nifty settles at 17,816
What's the story
On Tuesday, the stock market had a bearish opening but the benchmark Sensex and Nifty indices witnessed a surge. The Sensex jumped 0.97% to 59,719.74 points while the Nifty climbed 1.09% to 17,816.25 points. The midcap indices also showed bullish signals with the Nifty Midcap 50 rising 1.24% to 8,680.6 points. Read on for more details on Tuesday's market report.
Round-up
Who were the biggest gainers and losers?
As far as the top sector gainers are concerned, NIFTY PHARMA, NIFTY AUTO, and NIFTY PVT BANK topped the list, edging up 2.99%, 1.64%, and 1.64%, respectively. Furthermore, Apollo Hospital, Cipla, and Sun Pharma emerged as the top-performing stocks, edging up 5.83%, 5.4%, and 4.24%, respectively. Nestle, Shree Cements, and Grasim emerged as the biggest losers, dropping 0.79%, 0.68%, and 0.44%, respectively.
Commodities
INR goes up 0.03% against the US Dollar
The Indian Rupee (INR) climbed 0.03% to end at Rs. 79.75 against the US Dollar in the forex trade on Tuesday. On the other hand, the gold and silver futures prices closed on a flat note on September 20 with the former settling at Rs. 49,270, and the latter at Rs. 56,632. The crude oil futures were mostly flat, ending at $85.58 per barrel.
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Take a look at the global markets
The Asian markets on Tuesday ended in the green. Shanghai Composite Index, Hang Seng, and Nikkei climbed 0.22%, 1.16%, and 0.44% to settle at 3,122.41 points, 18,781.42 points, and 27,688.42 points, respectively. In the US, NASDAQ ended in the green, rising 0.76% to 11,535.02 points.
Crypto
How have the popular cryptocurrencies fared today?
The world's most popular cryptocurrency Bitcoin is trading at $19,236.99 which is 4.13% up compared to yesterday. Meanwhile, Ethereum is up by 4.19% and is now selling at $1,352.12. Tether, BNB, and Cardano are trading at $1 (0.01% up), $268.93 (3.83% up), and $0.4449 (2.02% up), respectively. Finally, Dogecoin is trading 3.38% higher than yesterday at $0.05831.