Sensex climbs to 57,356.61 points, Nifty reclaims 17,200 mark
What's the story
On Tuesday, the benchmark Sensex and Nifty indices saw gains after a two-session losing streak.
While Sensex rose 1.35% to 57,356.61 points, the Nifty jumped 1.44% to 17,200.8. Following the broader market trend, the midcap stocks also ended on a higher note, with Nifty Midcap 50 rising 1.82% to 8,271.75 points.
Here's all you need to know about Tuesday's market report.
Round-up
Who were the biggest gainers and losers?
Among the winning sectors on Wednesday were NIFTY REALTY, NIFTY AUTO, and NIFTY ENERGY, which rose 3.45%, 2.72%, and 2.59%, respectively.
Meanwhile, the top gainers were Bajaj Auto, Adani Ports, and Hero MotoCorp, which climbed 5.89%, 5.78%, and 5.16%, respectively.
As far as the losers are concerned, ONGC, Apollo Hospital, and Axis Bank lead the negative pack, plummeting 1.92%, 1.41%, and 0.66%, respectively.
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Take a look at the global markets
Moving on to the Asian markets, the Hang Seng rose 0.33% to 19,934.71 points and Nikkei edged up 0.41% to 26,700.11 points. However, the Shanghai Composite Index plunged to 2,886.43 points. In the US, NASDAQ closed on a positive note, gaining 1.29% to 13,004.85 points.
Commodities
INR up by 0.16% against the US Dollar
The Indian rupee (INR) gained against the US Dollar, rising 0.16% to 76.57 in forex trade on Tuesday.
Both gold and silver futures witnessed a rise. The price of gold futures rose 0.34% to Rs. 51,567, while that of silver futures climbed 0.36% to Rs. 65,350.
Coming to the crude oil futures, the prices soared 0.78% to settle at $98.04 per barrel.