Sensex slips to 60,205 points, Nifty settles at 17,891
What's the story
On Wednesday, the benchmark Sensex and Nifty indices were on a downward trend. While the Sensex plunged 1.29% to 60,205.06 points, the Nifty fell 1.27% to 17,891.95 points. The broader market largely traded flat but the midcap stocks were in a bearish mode, as the Nifty Midcap 50 dropped 129.35 points to 8,604.1. Here's all you need to know about Wednesday's market report.
Round-up
Who were the biggest winners and losers?
Bajaj Auto, HUL, and Hindalco emerged as the top-performing stocks, edging up 1.45%, 1.13%, and 0.9%, respectively. Among the biggest sector losers were NIFTY PSU BANK, NIFTY BANK, and NIFTY PVT BANK, shedding 3.71%, 2.61%, and 2.35%, respectively. As far as the top stock losers are concerned, Adani Ports, SBI, and IndusInd Bank lead the negative pack, plummeting 6.13%, 4.35%, and 4.23%, respectively.
Commodities
INR goes up 0.16% against the US Dollar
The Indian rupee (INR) gained against the US Dollar, rising 0.16% to Rs. 81.59 in forex trade on Wednesday. The gold futures witnessed little movement, ending flat at Rs. 56,840, while the silver futures tumbled 0.35% to Rs. 68,299. Meanwhile, the crude oil future prices declined by $0.22, or 0.27% to $80.21 per barrel.
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Take a glance at the global markets
Asian markets on Wednesday ended in the green. The Shanghai Composite Index, Hang Seng, and Nikkei climbed 0.75%, 1.79%, and 0.35% to settle at 3,264.81 points, 22,044.65 points, and 27,395.01 points, respectively. In the US, NASDAQ ended in the red, falling 0.27%, to 11,334.27 points.
Crypto
How are the popular cryptocurrencies performing today?
The world's most popular cryptocurrency Bitcoin is trading at $22,631.16 which is 1.08% down from yesterday. Meanwhile, Ethereum is down 4.46% and is trading at $1,547.72. Tether, BNB, and Cardano are priced at $1 (flat), $300.45 (4.18% down), and $0.3569 (5.73% down), respectively. Down 5.43% from yesterday, Dogecoin is trading at $0.08404.