Sensex climbs over 200 points, Nifty settles near 23,400 mark
What's the story
On Thursday, the benchmark Sensex and Nifty indices saw gains. While the Sensex rose 0.27% to 76,810.90 points, the Nifty jumped 0.33% to 23,398.9 points. The midcap indices showed bullish signals with the Nifty Midcap 50 rising 0.88% to 15,378.35 points. Read on for more details on Thursday's market report.
Market results
Who were the biggest gainers and losers?
On Thursday, NIFTY REALTY, NIFTY IT, and NIFTY PSE emerged as the top-performing sectors, rising 2.19%, 1.02%, and 0.82%, respectively. The biggest stock gainers were Shriram Finance, HDFC Life, and Divis Labs, which climbed 4.57%, 3.63%, and 3.17%, respectively. Coming to the top losing stocks, HUL, Axis Bank, and Britannia emerged as the biggest losers, dropping 1.63%, 1.12%, and 1.1%, respectively.
Data
Take a peek at the global markets
Coming to the Asian markets, both Hang Seng Index and Nikkei witnessed a surge. While the former rose 0.97% to 18,112.63 points, the latter gained 0.4% to 38,720.47 points. In the US market, NASDAQ advanced 1.53%, to 17,608.44 points.
Commodities
INR remained flat against US dollar
The Indian rupee (INR) remained flat at ₹83.55 against the US dollar in the forex trade on Thursday. Both gold and silver futures slipped, with the prices dropping to ₹71,530 and ₹88,990, respectively. Meanwhile, the crude oil futures fell by $0.97, or 1.23% to $77.75 per barrel.