Sensex gains 145 points, Nifty settles below 24,600 mark
What's the story
On Monday, the stock market had a bearish opening but the benchmark Sensex and Nifty indices witnessed a surge. The Sensex jumped 0.18% to 80,664.86 points, while the Nifty climbed 0.34% to 24,586.7 points. The midcap stocks showed a bullish stance as the Nifty Midcap 50 gained 0.83% to close at 16,088.45 points. Read on for more details on Monday's market report.
Market results
Who were the biggest gainers and losers?
As far as the top sector gainers are concerned, NIFTY PSU BANK, NIFTY MEDIA, and NIFTY REALTY topped the list, edging up 2.97%, 1.5%, and 1.33%, respectively. ONGC, SBI Life Insurance, and Shriram Finance emerged as the biggest stock gainers, adding 5.18%, 3.24%, and 3.15%, respectively. The biggest stock losers were LTI Mindtree, Grasim, and Asian Paints, which plunged 1.7%, 1.41%, and 1.34%, respectively.
Data
Take a glance at the global markets
Asian markets finished mixed as the Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.09% to 2,974.01 points while the Hang Seng Index declined 1.54% to 18,015.94 points. In the US market, NASDAQ closed on a positive note, rising 0.63% to 18,398.45 points.
Commodities
INR goes down 0.07% agains US dollar
The Indian rupee (INR) on Monday weakened against the US dollar, plunging 0.07% to settle at ₹83.6. The gold futures prices largely traded flat, settling at ₹73,240, but the silver futures dropped ₹442, or 0.47%, to ₹92,667. The crude oil futures were trading flat to settle at $82.26 per barrel.