Sensex gains over 620 points, Nifty settles above 24,500 mark
What's the story
On Friday, the benchmark Sensex and Nifty indices showed an upward trend. The Sensex rose by 0.78% to end at 80,519.34 points while the Nifty gained 0.77% to finish at 24,502.15 points. The midcap indices ended flat with the Nifty Midcap 50 wrapping up at 15,954.9 points. Here's all you need to know about Friday's market report.
Market results
Who were the biggest winners and losers?
On Friday, NIFTY IT, NIFTY MEDIA, and NIFTY SERVICE SECTOR emerged as the top-performing sectors, rising 4.33%, 2.04%, and 1.07%, respectively. The top stock gainers were TCS, Wipro, and Infosys, which climbed 6.63%, 4.88%, and 3.57%, respectively. Meanwhile, Maruti Suzuki, Divi's Labs, and Coal India lead the negative pack, plummeting 1.2%, 0.93%, and 0.77%, respectively.
Data
Take a peek at the global markets
In the Asian markets, the Shanghai Composite Index soared 0.03% to 2,971.3 points, while the Hang Seng Index rose 2.52% to 18,293.38 points. However, the Nikkei plunged 2.51% to 41,190.68 points. In the US market, NASDAQ shed 364.04 points, or 1.95%, to 18,283.41 points.
Commodities
INR goes up 0.01% against USD
The Indian Rupee (INR) climbed 0.01% to end at ₹83.53 against the US Dollar in the forex trade on Friday. The prices of both gold and silver futures witnessed a decline, with the former slipping 0.28% and the latter shedding 1.35% to settle at ₹73,103 and ₹92,920, respectively. Coming to the crude oil futures, the prices soared 1.09% to settle at $83.42 per barrel.