Sensex gains 275 points, Nifty settles above 19,780 mark
What's the story
On Tuesday, the benchmark Sensex and Nifty indices saw gains. While the Sensex rose 0.42% or 275.62 points to 65,930.77 points, the Nifty jumped 0.45% or 89.4 points to 19,783.4 points. The midcap stocks witnessed an upward trend with the Nifty Midcap 50 rising 0.29% to 11,954.55 points. Here are more details on the market's performance on Tuesday.
Results
Who were the biggest gainers and losers?
Among the top sector gainers in the stock market were NIFTY METAL, NIFTY REALTY, and NIFTY MEDIA, gaining 1.21%, 1.12%, and 1.11%, respectively. On the other hand, the top-gaining stocks were SBI Life Insurance, HDFC Life, and Adani Enterprises, adding 2.74%, 2.32%, and 2.15%, respectively. Coal India, ONGC, and BPCL lead the negative pack, plummeting 3.84%, 3.23%, and 1.16%, respectively.
Data
Take a look at the global markets
In the Asian markets, the Hang Seng Index slipped 44.18 points, or 0.25%, to 17,733.89 points, while the Nikkei rose 33.89 points, or 0.1%, to 33,354.14 points. In the US market, NASDAQ ended on a positive note, surging 171.65 points, or 1.22%, to 14,297.13 points.
Scenario
INR goes down 0.01% against the US Dollar
The Indian Rupee (INR) edged 0.01% lower to settle at Rs. 83.33 against the US Dollar in the forex trade on Tuesday. On the other hand, the gold futures prices soared Rs. 257, or 0.42%, to Rs. 60,914, while the silver futures traded flat at Rs. 72,639. The crude oil future prices declined by $1.26, or 1.6% to $77.24 per barrel.
Data
No change in fuel prices
On Tuesday, the fuel prices held steady. In Delhi, diesel and petrol are priced at Rs. 89.66/liter and Rs. 96.76/liter, respectively. Meanwhile, in Mumbai, diesel maintains its rate at Rs. 94.25/liter, and petrol is priced at Rs. 106.29/liter.
Crypto
How have the popular cryptocurrencies moved?
Bitcoin is currently trading at $37,331.67, a 0.30% increase from yesterday. Ethereum is down 1.43% and is trading at $2,008.59. BNB and Cardano are trading at $259.25 (4.46% up) and $0.3834 (2.89% down), respectively. Finally, Dogecoin is trading at $0.07711, down 5.06% from yesterday.