Sensex rises to 59,846 points, Nifty settles above 17,600
What's the story
The stock market on Monday ended on a positive note as the Sensex rose 0.02% to settle at 59,846.51 points, while the Nifty went up by 0.14% to end at 17,624.05 points.
The midcap indices were also trading in the green as the Nifty Midcap 50 gained 0.36% to close at 8,581.95 points.
Read on for more details on Monday's market report.
Round-up
Who were the biggest gainers and losers?
As far as the top sector gainers are concerned, NIFTY REALTY, NIFTY PSE, and NIFTY AUTO topped the list, edging up 4.12%, 1.57%, and 1.17%, respectively.
The top stock gainers were Tata Motors, ONGC, and Grasim, which climbed 5.26%, 4.18%, and 2.39%, respectively.
Bajaj Finance, HUL, and TATA Consumer Products emerged as the most losing stocks, falling 1.7%, 1.42%, and 1.34%, respectively.
Data
Take a glance at the global markets
In the Asian markets, the Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.37% to settle at 3,315.36 points. However, Hang Seng plunged to 20,331.2 points while the Nikkei declined to 27,633.66 points. In the US, NASDAQ closed on a positive note, gaining 0.76% to 12,087.96 points.
Commodities
INR slips 0.1% against the US Dollar
The Indian rupee (INR) on Monday weakened against the US Dollar, plunging 0.1% to settle at Rs. 81.98.
While the gold futures prices were down Rs. 169, or 0.28%, to Rs. 60,342, the silver futures traded flat at Rs. 74,662.
The crude oil futures edged up by $0.39, or 0.49% to $80.81 per barrel.
Data
Fuel prices in Delhi and Mumbai remain unchanged
The fuel prices in Delhi remain unchanged on Monday with diesel priced at Rs. 89.66/liter, and petrol at Rs. 96.76/liter. In Mumbai too, there are no changes in fuel costs, with diesel priced at Rs. 94.25/liter, and petrol costing Rs. 106.29 per liter.
Crypto
How have the popular cryptocurrencies moved today?
Bitcoin is trading at $28,326.77 which is 1.49% up from yesterday. Meanwhile, Ethereum is up by 1.17% and is now trading at $1,858.60.
Tether, BNB, and Cardano are priced at $1 (0.01% up), $313.10 (0.96% up), and $0.388 (0.61% up), respectively.
Dogecoin is trading 1.82% higher than yesterday at $0.08304.