Sensex settles near 73,330 points, Nifty jumps to 22,100
What's the story
On Monday, the benchmark Sensex and Nifty indices saw gains.
While the Sensex rose 1.05% to 73,327.94 points, the Nifty jumped 0.93% to 22,097.50 points.
The broader market traded near the flat line, and the midcap indices witnessed a bullish run with the Nifty Midcap 50 rising 0.92% to 13,477.55 points.
Here are more details on the market's performance on Monday.
Result
Who were the biggest gainers and losers?
On Monday, NIFTY IT, NIFTY PSE, and NIFTY ENERGY emerged as the top-performing sectors, rising 1.83%, 1.75%, and 1.35%, respectively.
Meanwhile, Wipro, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), and HCL Tech emerged as the biggest stock gainers, adding 6.37%, 4.3%, and 3.06%, respectively.
HDFC Life, Bajaj Finance, and Bajaj Finserv lead the negative pack, plummeting 3.55%, 2.4%, and 1.2%, respectively.
Data
Take a peek at the global markets
In the Asian markets, the Hang Seng Index and the Nikkei declined by 0.17% and 0.9% to 16,216.33 points and 35,901.79 points, respectively. The Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.15% to 2,886.29 points. In the US market, NASDAQ rose 2.58 points, or 0.02%, to 14,972.76 points.
Scenario
INR goes up 0.06% against the US Dollar
On Monday, the Indian Rupee (INR) edged up 0.06% to Rs. 82.88 versus the US Dollar in the forex trade.
The gold futures prices shot up by 0.37% to Rs. 62,595, but the silver futures witnessed little movement, closing flat at Rs. 72,650.
On the other hand, the crude oil futures slipped 0.76% to $72.24 per barrel.
Data
No change in fuel prices
On Monday, the fuel prices held steady. In Delhi, diesel and petrol are priced at Rs. 89.66/liter and Rs. 96.76/liter, respectively. In Mumbai, diesel continues to retail at Rs. 94.25/liter and petrol at Rs. 106.29/liter.
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