Sensex closes at 75,170 points, Nifty settles below 22,890 mark
What's the story
The stock market on Tuesday ended on a negative note.
The Sensex tumbled 0.29% to settle at 75,170.45 points, while the Nifty declined 0.19% to end at 22,888.15 points.
The midcap indices were in a bearish mode as the Nifty Midcap 50 plunged 119.05 points, or 0.81%, to 14,664.7 points.
Here are more details on the markets' performance on Tuesday.
Round-up
Who were the biggest gainers and losers?
Among the top sector gainers were NIFTY PHARMA, NIFTY MEDIA, and NIFTY FIN SERVICE, gaining 0.54%, 0.31%, and 0.08%, respectively.
The biggest stock gainers were Divis Labs, SBI Life Insurance, and HDFC Life, which climbed 2.96%, 2.95% and 2.3%, respectively.
Adani Ports, Power Grid Corporation, and BPCL lead the negative pack, plummeting 2.34%, 1.71%, and 1.67%, respectively.
Data
Take a glance at the global markets
Coming to the Asian markets, the Hang Seng on Tuesday slipped 6.19 points, or 0.03%, to 18,821.16 points while Nikkei rose 44.65 points, or 0.11%, to 38,855.37 points. Meanwhile, in the US, NASDAQ ended in the green, rising 184.76 points, or 1.1%, to 16,920.79 points.
Commodities
INR goes up 0.05% against the US Dollar
On Tuesday, the Indian Rupee (INR) edged 0.05% lower to ₹83.18 versus the US Dollar in the forex trade.
Meanwhile, the gold futures prices were trading flat at ₹71,830. However, the silver prices fell by ₹307, or 0.32%, to ₹94,301.
The crude oil futures edged up by $0.29, or 0.37% to $79 per barrel.
Data
Fuel prices in Delhi, 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.