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    Home / News / Business News / Sensex slips to 56,819.39 points, Nifty barely holds 17,000 mark
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    Sensex slips to 56,819.39 points, Nifty barely holds 17,000 mark
    Nifty Midcap 50 plunges 0.93% to 8,194.90 points (Photo credit: Moneycontrol)

    Sensex slips to 56,819.39 points, Nifty barely holds 17,000 mark

    By Dwaipayan Roy
    Apr 27, 2022
    03:58 pm

    What's the story

    On Wednesday, the benchmark Sensex and Nifty indices witnessed a fall over fears related to global economic growth. The Sensex plunged 0.94% to 56,819.39 points, while the Nifty fell 162.40 points to 17,038.40.

    The midcap indices were also in a bearish mode as Nifty Midcap 50 plunged 0.93% to settle at 8,194.90 points.

    Here's all you need to know about Wednesday's market report.

    Round-up

    Who were the biggest gainers and losers?

    NIFTY MEDIA emerged as the highest gaining sector on Wednesday with a rise of 0.07%.

    On the other hand, the top gaining stocks were Hero Motocorp, Tata Steel, and Asian Paints, which added 3.98%, 1.18%, and 0.62%, respectively.

    Among the biggest stock losers were Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv, and Tata Consumer Products, which plunged 7.28%, 3.79%, and 2.8%, respectively.

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    Take a look at the global markets

    On Wednesday, the Asian markets traded in the red with Shanghai Composite, the Hang Seng, and Nikkei plunging 2.49%, 0.06%, and 1.17% to 2,958.28 points, 19,946.36 points, and 26,386.63 points, respectively. In the US market, NASDAQ witnessed a steep fall, dropping 3.95% to 12,490.74 points.

    Commodities

    INR goes up by 0.06% against the US Dollar

    The Indian rupee (INR) on Wednesday strengthened 0.06% to settle at Rs. 76.53 against the US Dollar in forex trade.

    The gold futures' prices edged lower by Rs. 260, or 0.5%, to Rs. 51,324. The silver futures, however, largely traded flat, closing at Rs. 64,923.

    The crude oil futures were also trading flat to settle at $102.6 per barrel.

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    Fuel prices in Delhi and Mumbai remain unchanged

    The fuel prices in Delhi remain unchanged on Wednesday, with diesel priced at Rs. 96.71/liter and petrol costing Rs. 105.45/liter. Meanwhile, in Mumbai, diesel costs Rs. 104.75/liter and the petrol is priced at Rs. 120.5/liter.

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