Sensex gains 560 points, Nifty settles above 22,330 mark
What's the story
On Monday, the benchmark Sensex and Nifty indices saw gains. While the Sensex rose 0.77% to 73,648.62 points, the Nifty jumped 0.86% to 22,336.4 points. Also, the midcap indices showed positive signals with the Nifty Midcap 50 gaining 85.8 points, or 0.63%, to close at 13,681.25 points. Here's all you need to know about Monday's market report.
Market results
Who were the biggest gainers and losers?
As far as the top-performing sectors of the market are concerned, NIFTY PSU BANK, NIFTY PHARMA, and NIFTY INFRA led the way, gaining 2.98%, 1.28%, and 1%, respectively. The biggest stock gainers were TATA Consumer Products, BPCL, and Larsen, which climbed 3.32%, 3.17%, and 2.89%, respectively. NTPC, HDFC Bank, and JSW Steel led the negative pack, shedding 1.83%, 1.06%, and 0.94%, respectively.
Data
Take a look at the global markets
In the Asian markets, the Hang Seng Index and the Nikkei slipped to 16,511.69 points and 37,438.61 points, respectively. Meanwhile, the Shanghai Composite Index soared 0.68% to 3,044.6 points. In the US market, NASDAQ shed 319.49 points, or 2.05%, to 15,282.01 points.
Commodities
INR goes up 0.13% against US Dollar
The Indian Rupee (INR) climbed 0.13% to end at ₹83.37 against the US Dollar in the forex trade on Monday. Meanwhile, both gold and silver futures slipped, with the prices of gold and silver dropping to ₹71,929 and ₹81,914, respectively. On the other hand, the crude oil futures fell by $0.88, or 1.06% to $81.85 per barrel.
Data
Fuel prices in Delhi and Mumbai
Fuel prices remained unchanged on Monday. In Delhi, diesel is priced at ₹87.66 per liter, and petrol at ₹94.76 per liter. In Mumbai, diesel and petrol cost ₹92.13 per liter and ₹104.19 per liter, respectively.
Crypto
How are popular cryptocurrencies performing today?
Bitcoin is currently trading at $65,926.67, a 1.50% increase from yesterday. Ethereum is up 1.39% and is trading at $3,215.44. Tether, BNB, and Cardano are trading at $1.00 (0.04% up), $605.34 (4.32% up), and $0.5092 (1.47% up), respectively. Finally, Dogecoin is trading 1.05% lower than yesterday at $0.1602.