Sensex and Nifty end flat amid high volatility
On Thursday, major indices of the stock market ended flat with the Sensex settling at 61,319.51 points and the Nifty closing at 18,035.85 points. The midcap indices showed bullish signals with the Nifty Midcap 50 rising 0.7% to 8,749.7 points. Here are more details on the markets' performance on Thursday.
Who were the biggest winners and losers?
The top performing sectors of the market were NIFTY IT, NIFTY PSE, and NIFTY REALTY, gaining 1.59%, 1.44%, and 1.31%, respectively. ONGC, Tech Mahindra, and Apollo Hospital emerged as the top-performing stocks, edging up 5.69%, 5.24%, and 3.39%, respectively. BPCL, Bajaj Finance, and M&M were trading among the top stock losers on Thursday, shedding 1.65%, 1.08%, and 0.96%, respectively.
INR goes up by 0.02% against the US Dollar
The Indian Rupee (INR) edged up 0.02% to Rs. 82.5 versus the US Dollar in the forex trade. Not much movement was witnessed in the gold and silver futures prices as they were trading flat. While the gold price settled at Rs. 56,108, the price of silver ended at Rs. 65,398. The crude oil futures were trading flat to settle at $78.53 per barrel.
Take a look at the global markets
The Asian markets had a mixed day. While the Hang Seng Index and the Nikkei slipped to 20,987.67 points and 27,696.44 points, respectively, the Shanghai Composite Index soared 0.97% to 3,249.03 points. In the US, NASDAQ witnessed a surge, edging 0.92% higher to 12,070.59 points.
How have the popular cryptocurrencies fared today?
Bitcoin is selling at $24,645.99, up 11.15% from yesterday. Ethereum is up 8.80% and is selling at $1,687.50. Tether, BNB, and Cardano are trading at $1.00 (0.02% down), $322.01 (8.01% up), and $0.4076 (5.98% up), respectively. Dogecoin is trading 3.46% higher than yesterday at $0.08925.
Fuel prices in Delhi and Mumbai remain the same
The fuel prices remain unaffected on Thursday. 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.
