Sensex climbs over 300 points, Nifty moves past 16,000 mark
What's the story
The benchmark Sensex and Nifty indices on Friday saw gains, putting an end to the four-day losing streak. While the Sensex rose 0.64% to 53,760.78 points, the Nifty jumped 0.69% to 16,049.2 points.
Meanwhile, the midcap stocks showed a bullish stance as the Nifty Midcap 50 gained 0.87% to close at 7,716.75 points.
Here's all you need to know about Friday's market report.
Round-up
Who were the biggest winners and losers on Friday?
Among the winning sectors in the stock market on Friday were NIFTY AUTO, NIFTY CONSUMPTION, and NIFTY FMCG, which rose 1.99%, 1.5%, and 1.45%, respectively.
Meanwhile, the top stock gainers were TATA Consumer Products, Titan Company and HUL climbed 3.22%, 2.94%, and 2.9%, respectively.
Tata Steel, Power Grid Corp, and HCL Tech led the losing pack, shedding 2.64%, 2.56%, and 2.22%, respectively.
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Crude oil prices increased by $0.66
The Indian rupee (INR) weakened against the US Dollar, plunging 0.01% to settle at Rs. 79.88. The gold futures ended flat at Rs. 50,606, while the silver futures tumbled Rs. 59,320. Meanwhile, the crude oil future prices surged by $0.66, or 0.64% to $103.59/barrel.
Global market
Take a peek at the global markets
As far as Asian markets are concerned, the Shanghai Composite Index plunged 1.64% to 3,228.06 points while the Hang Seng Index declined 2.19% to 20,297.72 points on Friday. The Nikkei index, however, witnessed a rise of 0.54%, closing at 26,788.47 points.
Meanwhile, in the US market, NASDAQ ended almost flat, marginally rising 3.61 points or 0.03%, to 11,251.19 points.
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Fuel prices in Delhi and Mumbai remain the same
The fuel prices in Delhi remain unchanged on Monday, with diesel priced at Rs. 89.66/liter and petrol costing Rs. 96.76/liter. Meanwhile, in Mumbai, diesel costs Rs. 97.26/liter and petrol is priced at Rs. 111.33/liter.
Crypto
How have the popular cryptocurrencies fared today?
Bitcoin, the world's most popular cryptocurrency, is trading at $20,902.07 which is 0.05% up from yesterday. Ethereum is up 0.72% and is trading at $1,219.45.
Tether, BNB, and Cardano are priced at $0.9996 (flat), $238.59 (0.02% up), and $0.4418 (0.07% down), respectively.
Dogecoin is trading 0.01% higher than yesterday at $0.06377.