Sensex slips to 65,945 points, Nifty settles near 19,660 mark
What's the story
On Tuesday, major indices of the stock market ended flat.
While the Sensex went down 0.09% to settle at 65,945.47 points, the Nifty fell 0.01% to close at 19,664.7 points.
The midcap stocks edged lower with the Nifty Midcap 50 dropping 45.95 points, or 0.4%, to 11,554.7 points.
Here are more details on the market's performance on Tuesday.
Result
Who were the biggest gainers and losers?
On Tuesday, NIFTY FMCG, NIFTY AUTO, and NIFTY COMMODITIES emerged as the top-performing sectors, rising 0.52%, 0.35%, and 0.32%, respectively.
Eicher Motors, Hero MotoCorp, and Nestle emerged as the top-performing stocks, edging up 2.61%, 2.13%, and 1.51%, respectively.
Meanwhile, Cipla, Tech Mahindra, and IndusInd Bank were trading among the top stock losers, shedding 1.37%, 1.29%, and 1.14%, respectively.
Data
Take a glance at the global markets
The Asian markets traded in the red with the Shanghai Composite Index, the Hang Seng Index, and the Nikkei plunging 0.43%, 1.5%, and 1.13% to 3,102.27 points, 17,466.9 points, and 32,315.05 points, respectively. In the US market, NASDAQ advanced 0.45%, to 13,271.32 points.
Scenario
INR goes down 0.1% against the US Dollar
On Tuesday, the Indian Rupee (INR) declined 0.1% against the US Dollar to end at Rs. 83.23 in the forex trade.
Not much movement was witnessed in the gold and silver futures prices. While the gold price settled at Rs. 58,637, the price of silver ended at Rs. 72,050.
Meanwhile, the crude oil future prices declined by $0.73, or 0.82% to $89.01 per barrel.
Data
No change in fuel prices
The cost of fuel remained unchanged on Tuesday. In Delhi, diesel and petrol are retailing at Rs. 89.66/liter and Rs. 96.76/liter, respectively. In Mumbai, diesel continues to sell at Rs. 94.25/liter and petrol at Rs. 106.29/liter.
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