Sensex closes at 75,809 points, Nifty settles above 22,930 mark
What's the story
The Indian stock market closed on a flat note on Monday, with the Sensex settling at 75,390.50 points, and the Nifty ending at 22,932.45 points. On the other hand, the midcap indices showed positive signals with the Nifty Midcap 50 gaining 121.1 points, or 0.82%, to close at 14,783.75 points. Read on for more details on Monday's market report.
Round-up
Who were the biggest gainers and losers?
As far as the top sector gainers are concerned, NIFTY PSU BANK, NIFTY REALTY, and NIFTY BANK topped the list, edging up 1.31%, 0.84%, and 0.63%, respectively. The top gaining stocks were Divis Labs, IndusInd Bank, and Adani Ports, adding 3.13%, 1.57%, and 1.12%, respectively. Among the biggest stock losers were Adani Enterprises, Wipro, and Grasim, which plunged 2.66%, 2.29% and 2.09%, respectively.
Data
Take a peek at the global markets
Asian markets on Monday ended in the green. The Shanghai Composite Index, Hang Seng, and Nikkei climbed 1.13%, 1.16%, and 0.65% to settle at 3,124.04, 18,827.35, and 38,900.02, respectively. Meanwhile, in the US, NASDAQ ended in the green, rising 1.1%, to 16,920.79 points.
Commodities
INR goes down 0.04% against the US Dollar
On Monday, the Indian Rupee (INR) edged 0.04% lower to ₹83.13 versus the US Dollar in the forex trade. The gold and silver futures prices traded in the green. While the gold futures gained ₹416, or 0.58%, to settle at ₹71,672, silver futures shot up by ₹1,452, or 1.6%, to ₹92,000. Crude oil futures prices surged by $0.41, or 0.53% to $78.25 per barrel.
Data
Here are the fuel prices in Delhi and Mumbai
Fuel prices in Delhi remain unchanged on Monday 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.