Sensex loses over 900 points, Nifty settles above 18,850 mark
What's the story
On Thursday, the benchmark Sensex and Nifty indices witnessed a fall. The Sensex plunged 1.41% to end at 63,148.15 points, while the Nifty fell 1.41% to settle at 18,852.20 points. The midcap stocks witnessed a bearish run with the Nifty Midcap 50 shedding 173.55 points to end at 10,893 points. Here are more details on the markets' performance on Thursday.
Round-up
Who were the biggest winners and losers on Thursday?
NIFTY METAL, NIFTY AUTO, and NIFTY FIN SERVICE emerged as the most losing sectors, dropping 1.65%, 1.61%, and 1.59%, respectively. Axis Bank, ITC, and Adani Ports surfaced as the biggest stock gainers, adding 1.72%, 0.17%, and 0.1%, respectively. Meanwhile, M&M, Bajaj Finance, and Asian Paints were the most losing stocks, falling 3.98%, 3.62%, and 3.48%, respectively.
Data
Take a look at the global markets
In Asian markets, the Hang Seng Index and the Nikkei declined by 0.24% and 2.18% to 17,044.61 points and 30,601.78 points, respectively, on Thursday. In the US market, NASDAQ ended in the red, falling 318.65 points, or 2.43%, to 12,821.22 points.
Commodities
INR slips 0.05% against the US Dollar
On Thursday, the Indian Rupee (INR) edged 0.05% lower to Rs. 83.23 versus the US Dollar in the forex trade. Both gold and silver futures witnessed a rise. The price of gold futures rose 0.29% to Rs. 61,001, while that of silver futures climbed 0.6% to Rs. 72,215. Also, the crude oil futures fell by $0.34, or 0.4% to $84.71 per barrel.
Data
Here are the fuel prices in Delhi and Mumbai
Fuel prices in Delhi remained unchanged on Thursday, with diesel priced at Rs. 89.66/liter and petrol at Rs. 96.76/liter. Meanwhile, 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 $34,457.39, which is up by 0.99% from yesterday. Ethereum, the second most popular token, is up by 3.61% and is trading at $1,843.09. BNB and Cardano are trading at $225.61 (0.07% up) and $0.2934 (4.47% up), respectively. Dogecoin is trading 9.50% higher than yesterday at $0.0719.