Sensex slips to 66,230 points, Nifty settles above 19,740 mark
What's the story
On Thursday, the benchmark Sensex and Nifty indices witnessed a fall. The Sensex plunged by 0.86% to end at 66,230.24 points, while the Nifty fell by 0.81% to finish at 19,742.35 points.
The midcap stocks also showed bearish signals with the Nifty Midcap 50 dropping 0.8% to 11,502.5 points.
Here's all you need to know about Thursday's market report.
Round-up
Who were the biggest gainers and losers?
Coming to the top sector gainers, NIFTY MEDIA on Thursday became the most gaining sector, edging 0.03% higher.
Furthermore, Adani Ports, Tech Mahindra, and Asian Paints emerged as the top-performing stocks, edging up 1.74%, 1.53%, and 1.25%, respectively.
M&M, ICICI Bank, and Cipla were trading among the top stock losers on Thursday, shedding 2.99%, 2.75%, and 2.73%, respectively.
Data
Take a glance at the global markets
On Thursday, the Asian markets traded in the red with the Shanghai Composite Index, Hang Seng, and Nikkei plunging 0.77%, 1.3%, and 1.39% to 3,084.7 points, 17,655.41 points, and 32,571.03 points, respectively. In the US, NASDAQ witnessed a decline, edging 1.53% lower to 13,469.13 points.
Commodities
INR goes down 0.01% against the US Dollar
The Indian Rupee (INR) slipped 0.01% to settle at Rs. 83.1 against the US Dollar in the forex trade.
The prices of both gold and silver futures witnessed a decline, with the former slipping 0.78% and the latter shedding 1.11% to settle at Rs. 58,940 and Rs. 72,416, respectively.
The crude oil futures slipped 1.27% to $88.81 per barrel.
Data
Fuel prices in Delhi and Mumbai
Fuel prices in Delhi remain unchanged on Thursday with diesel priced at Rs. 89.66/liter and petrol at Rs. 96.76/liter. Meanwhile, in Mumbai, diesel costs Rs. 94.25 per liter, and petrol Rs. 106.29 per liter.
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