Sensex closes at 77,337 points, Nifty settles above 23,500 mark
What's the story
On Wednesday, the stock market closed on a flat note. The Sensex settled at 77,337.59 points, and Nifty ended at 23,521.6 points.
While the broader market traded near the flat line, the midcap stocks showed bearish signals, as the Nifty Midcap 50 plunged 148.6 points, or 0.96%, to 15,442.95 points.
Read on for more details on Wednesday's market report.
Market results
Who were the biggest gainers and losers?
As far as the top sector gainers are concerned, NIFTY PVT BANK, NIFTY BANK, and NIFTY FIN SERVICE topped the list, edging up 1.97%, 1.86%, and 1.56%, respectively.
The top stock gainers were HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, and ICICI Bank, which climbed 3.11%, 2.92%, and 1.92%, respectively.
Titan Company, Larsen, and Maruti Suzuki led the negative pack, plunging 3.53%, 2.69%, and 2.54%, respectively.
Data
Take a glance at the global markets
Moving on to the Asian markets, the Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.4% to settle at 3,018.05 points. However, the Hang Seng Index plunged to 18,430.39 points, while the Nikkei declined to 38,570.76 points. In the US market, NASDAQ surged 0.03% to 17,862.23 points.
Commodities
INR goes down 0.04% against the US Dollar
On Wednesday, the Indian Rupee (INR) edged 0.04% lower to ₹83.45 versus the US Dollar in the forex trade.
The gold and silver futures prices witnessed little movement, largely trading flat. While the gold futures settled at ₹71,715, the silver futures closed at ₹89,100.
Meanwhile, the crude oil future prices surged by $0.36, or 0.45% to $80.67 per barrel.