Sensex falls 250 points, Nifty settles below 17,800 mark
What's the story
On Monday, the benchmark Sensex and Nifty indices were on a downward trend. While the Sensex plunged 0.42% to 60,431.84 points, the Nifty fell 0.48% to 17,770.9 points. The midcap stocks showed bearish signals as the Nifty Midcap 50 plunged 142.25 points, or 1.65%, to 8,629.5 points. Here's all you need to know about Monday's market report.
Round-up
Who were the biggest winners and losers?
The winning sectors in the stock market on Monday were NIFTY PSE and NIFTY FMCG, which rose 0.28% and 0.04%, respectively. The biggest stock gainers were Titan Company, Larsen, and NTPC, which climbed 2.05%, 1.82%, and 1.73%, respectively. Adani Enterprises, Adani Ports, and SBI emerged as the biggest losers, dropping 7%, 5.18%, and 2.81%, respectively.
Commodities
INR goes up by 0.02% against the US Dollar
The Indian Rupee (INR) on Monday strengthened 0.02% to settle at Rs. 82.5 against the US Dollar in the forex trade. The gold futures witnessed little movement, ending flat at Rs. 56,645, while the silver futures tumbled 0.64% to Rs. 66,237. The crude oil futures fell by $0.48, or 0.61% to $78.98 per barrel.
Data
Take a glance at the global markets
In Asia, the Hang Seng Index rose 0.12% to 21,164.42 points and the Nikkei index edged up 0.89% to 27,427.32 points on Monday. In the US market, NASDAQ witnessed a fall, dropping 71.46 points, or 0.61%, to 11,718.12 points.
Crypto
How have popular cryptocurrencies fared today?
Bitcoin is currently trading at $21,614.18, a 1.37% decrease from yesterday. Ethereum is down 3.31% and is trading at $1,486.70. Tether, BNB, and Cardano are priced at $1.00 (0.08% up), $293.48 (4.93% down), and $0.3512 (5.00% down), respectively. Dogecoin is trading 4.50% lower than yesterday at $0.08075.
Data
Fuel prices in Delhi and Mumbai remain the same
The fuel prices remain unaffected on Monday. In Delhi, diesel is retailing at Rs. 89.66 per liter and petrol continues to sell at Rs. 96.76 per liter. In Mumbai, diesel costs Rs. 94.25 per liter, and petrol is priced at Rs. 106.29 per liter.