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Share Market News Today | Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Highlights: Tuesday’s trading session saw the main equity indices close in the green. The BSE Sensex surged 165.32 points, or 0.22%, to 73,667.96, while the NSE Nifty 50 gained just 3.05 points, or 0.01%, to close at 22,335.70. Largecap stocks led the gains on the wider indices, which concluded in mixed territory. The Bank Nifty index finished at 47,282.40, down 45.45 points, or 0.10%. Among the sectors indexes, IT and Financial Services companies did better than Realty and PSU Banks stocks.
HDFC Bank, LTIMindtree, TCS, Maruti Suzuki, and Infosys were the top gainers in the Nifty 50. While Adani Enterprises, Cipla, Grasim Industries, Adani Ports, and SBI were the major laggards in the Nifty 50 on March 12.
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Asian equity indices concluded with a varied performance. Japan’s Nikkei 225 witnessed a 1.16% decline, closing at 38,371.83, while the Asia Dow experienced a 1.81% downturn to reach 3,238.48. Conversely, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index saw a 1.43% increase, settling at 16,587.57. The benchmark Chinese index, Shanghai Composite, closed 0.74% higher at 3,068.46.
On Tuesday morning, WTI crude prices were at $78.08, experiencing a 0.19% decline, whereas Brent crude prices were trading at $82.41, showing a 0.24% increase.
The US Dollar Index (DXY), gauging the dollar’s strength against a basket of six foreign currencies, saw a slight decrease of 0.04%, trading at 102.83.
US equity indices ended the day predominantly in the red. The Nasdaq Composite, with a tech focus, declined by 0.41%, closing at 16,019.27. The S&P 500 also experienced a slide of 0.11%, settling at 5,117.94. In contrast, the Dow Jones Industrial Average showed resilience, gaining 46.97 points or 0.12% to reach 38,769.66.
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