Sensex plunges 415 points, Nifty settles below 18,700 mark
What's the story
On Friday, the benchmark Sensex and Nifty indices were on a downward trend, snapping an 8-day winning streak. While the Sensex plunged 0.66% to 62,868.5 points, the Nifty fell 0.62% to 18,696.1 points. Meanwhile, the midcap indices showed bullish signals with the Nifty Midcap 50 rising 0.69% to 8,994.15 points. Read on for more details on Friday's market report.
Round-up
Who were the biggest winners and losers?
The top performing sectors of the market were, NIFTY MEDIA, NIFTY REALTY, and NIFTY METAL, gaining 1.21%, 0.93%, and 0.44%, respectively. Apollo Hospital, Tech Mahindra, and Tata Steel emerged as the top-performing stocks, edging up 2.06%, 1.23%, and 1.08%, respectively. The biggest stock losers were Eicher Motors, M&M, and TATA Consumer Products, which plunged 3.09%, 2.17%, and 1.99%, respectively.
Commodities
INR goes down by 0.12% against the US Dollar
On Friday, the Indian rupee (INR) declined 0.12% against the US dollar to end at Rs. 81.31 in the forex trade. The gold futures witnessed little movement, settling flat at Rs. 53,337, while the silver futures jumped 0.9% to Rs. 64,480. The crude oil futures slipped 0.55% to $81.61 per barrel.
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Take a glance at the global markets
In Asian markets, the Hang Seng Index on Friday slipped 61.09 points, or 0.33%, to 18,675.35 points while the Nikkei rose 448.18 points, or 1.59%, to 27,777.9 points. In the US, NASDAQ ended in the green, rising 14.45 points, or 0.13%, to 11,482.45 points.
Crypto
How are the popular cryptocurrencies performing today?
Bitcoin is trading at $16,973.08 which is 0.81% down from yesterday. Ethereum is down 0.31% and is selling at $1,278.33. Tether, BNB, and Cardano are listed at $1.00 (0.01% up), $290.71 (2.57% down), and $0.3153 (0.39% down), respectively. Down 4.02% from yesterday, Dogecoin is trading at $0.09935.
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Fuel prices in Delhi and Mumbai remain the same
The fuel prices in Delhi remain unchanged on Friday with diesel priced at Rs. 89.66/liter and petrol at Rs. 96.76/liter. In Mumbai, diesel costs Rs. 94.25/liter, while petrol is selling for Rs. 106.29/liter.