Sensex, Nifty close in red for third consecutive session
What's the story
On Thursday, the benchmark Sensex and Nifty indices witnessed a slump. While the former slipped 313.90 points, or 0.44%, to 71,186.86 , the latter shed 109.70 points, or 0.51%, to 21,462.25. The midcap indices edged up with the Nifty Midcap 50 gaining 55.55 points, or 0.42%, to settle at 13,292.5 points. Read on for more details on Thursday's market report.
Round-up
Who were the biggest winners and losers on Thursday?
As far as the top sector gainers are concerned, NIFTY PHARMA, NIFTY PSU BANK, and NIFTY REALTY gained 1.02%, 0.81%, and 0.72%, respectively. The top-gaining stocks were Sun Pharma, Cipla, and Tech Mahindra, adding 2.76%, 2.24%, and 1.99%, respectively. Coming to the top losing stocks, LTI Mindtree, NTPC, and HDFC Bank emerged as the biggest losers, dropping 10.76%, 3.27%, and 3.25%, respectively.
Data
Take a peek at the global markets
In Asian markets, the Shanghai Composite Index, the Hang Seng Index, and the Nikkei plunged 0.43%, 0.75%, and 0.03% to 2,845.78 points, 15,391.79 points, and 35,466.17 points, respectively. Meanwhile, in the US market, NASDAQ closed on a negative note, shedding 0.59% to 14,855.62 points.
Commodities
INR gains 0.02% against the US dollar
The Indian rupee (INR) appreciated by 0.02% to close at Rs. 83.12 against the US dollar. Not much movement was witnessed in the gold and silver futures prices as they were trading flat. While the former settled at Rs. 61,601, the price for the latter ended at Rs. 71,429. The crude oil futures edged up by $1.26, or 1.76% to $73.11 per barrel.
Data
Check fuel prices in Delhi and Mumbai on Thursday
Fuel prices in Delhi remained the same on Thursday, with diesel priced at Rs. 89.66 per liter and petrol at Rs. 96.76 per liter. In Mumbai, diesel costs Rs. 94.25 per liter and petrol is priced at Rs. 106.29 per liter.
Crypto
How are the popular cryptocurrencies performing today?
Bitcoin is currently trading at $42,687.87, a 0.01% increase in the past 24 hours. Ethereum, the second most popular token, is down by 0.33% and is trading at $2,536.10. BNB and Cardano are trading at $311.02 (0.42% up) and $0.5215 (1.83% down), respectively. Down by 0.30% from yesterday, Dogecoin is trading at $0.08036.