Sensex closes at 73,738 points, Nifty settles near 22,370 mark
On Tuesday, major indices of the stock market ended in the green. While the Sensex climbed 0.12% to settle at 73,738.45 points, the Nifty rose 0.14% to close at 22,368 points. The midcap stocks also showed a bullish stance as the Nifty Midcap 50 gained 0.72% to close at 13,780.65 points. Here are more details on the markets' performance on Tuesday.
Who were the biggest winners and losers?
Among the top sector gainers in the stock market were NIFTY REALTY, NIFTY CONSUMPTION, and NIFTY FMCG, gaining 2.52%, 0.78%, and 0.75%, respectively. Meanwhile, Grasim, Bharti Airtel, and Nestle emerged as the biggest stock gainers, adding 3.78%, 3.66%, and 1.58%, respectively. Among the biggest stock losers were Sun Pharma, BPCL, and Reliance, which plunged 3.51%, 1.71%, and 1.41%, respectively.
Take a glance at the global markets
Moving on to the Asian markets, the Hang Seng rose 1.89% to 16,828.93 points and Nikkei edged up 0.3% to 37,552.16 points. The Shanghai Composite Index plunged 0.75% to 3,021.98 points. In the US, NASDAQ witnessed a surge, edging 1% higher to 15,434.9 points.
INR goes up 0.05% against the US Dollar
The Indian Rupee (INR) on Tuesday strengthened 0.05% to settle at ₹83.33 against the US Dollar in the forex trade. The gold and silver futures prices finished in red. While the gold futures dropped to ₹70,333, silver futures tumbled to settle at ₹79,517. The crude oil futures were trading flat to settle at $82.11 per barrel.
Here are the fuel prices in Delhi and Mumbai
Fuel prices in Delhi remain unchanged on Tuesday, with diesel priced at ₹87.66 per liter, and petrol at ₹94.76 per liter. Meanwhile, in Mumbai, diesel costs ₹92.13 per liter, and petrol is priced at ₹104.19 per liter.
How have the popular cryptocurrencies moved today?
Bitcoin is trading at $66,169.92, which is 0.35% up from yesterday. Ethereum is down 1.45% and is trading at $3,169.66. Tether, BNB, and Cardano are priced at $1.00 (flat), $605.55 (0.03% up), and $0.5166 (1.47% up), respectively. Down 1.33% from yesterday, Dogecoin is trading at $0.158.
