Sensex closes at 73,953 points, Nifty settles below 22,530 mark
What's the story
The stock market on Tuesday ended on a mixed note. Sensex fell 0.07% to settle at 73,953.31 points, and the Nifty rose 0.12% to end at 22,529.05 points. Mimicking the broader market trend, the midcap indices also ended flat, with the Nifty Midcap 50 closing at 14,614.5 points. Here are more details on the markets' performance on Tuesday.
Round-up
Who were the biggest gainers and losers?
Among the top sector gainers in the stock market were NIFTY METAL, NIFTY PSE, and NIFTY COMMODITIES, gaining 3.73%, 2.06%, and 2.01%, respectively. Meanwhile, the top stock gainers were Hindalco, Coal India, and Tata Steel, which climbed 4.82%, 4.47%, and 3.93%, respectively. Nestle, Hero MotoCorp, and IndusInd Bank emerged as the most losing stocks, falling 1.64%, 1.29%, and 0.97%, respectively.
Data
Take a look at the global markets
Among the Asian markets, the Hang Seng Index on Tuesday shed 415.6 points to 19,220.62 points, while the Nikkei gained 122.75 points to 38,946.93 points. In the US market, NASDAQ traded in the green, advancing 108.91 points, or 0.65%, to 16,794.87 points.
Commodities
INR goes up 0.04% against the US Dollar
The Indian Rupee (INR) climbed 0.04% to end at ₹83.31 against the US Dollar in the forex trade on Tuesday. Meanwhile, both gold and silver futures slipped, with the prices of gold and silver dropping to ₹73,900 and ₹94,100, respectively. The crude oil future prices declined by $0.32, or 0.41% to $78.65 per barrel.
Data
Here are the fuel prices in Delhi and Mumbai
Fuel prices in Delhi remain unchanged on Tuesday with diesel priced at ₹87.66 per liter, and petrol at ₹94.76 per liter. Meanwhile, in Mumbai, diesel costs ₹92.13 per liter, and petrol is priced at ₹104.19 per liter.