Sensex climbs to 74,671 points, Nifty settles above 22,640 mark
What's the story
On Monday, the benchmark Sensex and Nifty indices saw gains. While the Sensex rose by 1.28% to end at 74,671.28 points, the Nifty jumped 1% to finish at 22,643.4 points. The midcap indices also witnessed an upward trend, with the Nifty Midcap 50 rising by 0.49% to 14,153.05 points. Read on for more details on Monday's market report.
Round-up
Who were the biggest winners and losers?
As far as the top sector gainers are concerned, NIFTY PSU BANK, NIFTY BANK, and NIFTY PVT BANK topped the list, edging up 2.5%, 2.47%, and 2.12%, respectively. The top stock gainers were ICICI Bank, IndusInd Bank, and UltraTechCement, which climbed 4.43%, 2.94%, and 2.88%, respectively. Biggest stock losers were HCL Tech, Apollo Hospitals, and Bajaj Auto, which plunged 5.86%, 4.51%, and 2.42%, respectively.
Data
Take a glance at the global markets
Coming to the Asian markets, both the Shanghai Composite Index and Nikkei traded in red, slipping to 3,113.04 points and 37,934.76 points, respectively. Meanwhile, Hang Seng jumped 0.54% to 17,746.91 points. In the US, NASDAQ traded in the green, advancing 2.03% to 15,927.9 points.
Commodities
INR goes down 0.13% against the US Dollar
On Monday, the Indian Rupee (INR) edged 0.13% lower to ₹83.47 versus the US Dollar in the forex trade. On the other hand, the gold future prices were flat at ₹71,635, while the silver prices climbed 0.27% to ₹80,898. The crude oil futures were trading flat to settle at $83.67 per barrel.
Data
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.
Crypto
How are the popular cryptocurrencies performing today?
Bitcoin is currently trading at $62,554.88, a 1.87% decrease from yesterday. Ethereum is currently trading at $3,175.88, down 3.99%. Tether, BNB, and Cardano are listed at $0.9999 (0.04% up), $588.39 (2.39% down), and $0.4533 (3.95% down), respectively. Down 4.85% from yesterday, Dogecoin is trading at $0.1418.