Sensex slips 270 points, Nifty settles near 23,500 mark
What's the story
On Friday, the benchmark Sensex and Nifty indices witnessed a fall. The Sensex plunged 0.35% to 77,209.90 points, while the Nifty fell 0.28% to 23,501.1 points. The midcap indices largely reflected the broader market trend, trading near the flat line as the Nifty Midcap 50 wrapped up at 15,623.8 points. Here's all you need to know about Friday's market report.
Market results
Who were the biggest gainers and losers?
As far as the top sector gainers are concerned, NIFTY MEDIA, NIFTY IT, and NIFTY METAL topped the list, edging up 0.94%, 0.75%, and 0.4%, respectively. The top-gaining stocks were Bharti Airtel, LTI Mindtree, and Hindalco, adding 2.53%, 1.44%, and 1.18%, respectively. Meanwhile, UltraTech Cement, Adani Enterprises, and BPCL were trading among the top stock losers, shedding 2.21%, 2.15%, and 1.77%, respectively.
Data
Take a glance at the global markets
Among the Asian markets, the Hang Seng Index shed 306.8 points to 18,028.52 points while the Nikkei gained 36.55 points to 38,596.47 points. In the US market, NASDAQ witnessed a fall, dropping 140.64 points, or 0.79%, to 17,721.59 points.
Commodities
INR goes up 0.14% against US dollar
The Indian rupee (INR) climbed 0.14% to end at ₹83.54 against the US dollar in the forex trade on Friday. On the other hand, the gold futures witnessed little movement, ending flat at ₹72,698, while the silver futures tumbled 0.69% to ₹91,037. On the other hand, the crude oil futures were mostly flat, ending at $81.33 per barrel.