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Share Market News Today | Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Highlights: On March 21, the main equity indices ended the day higher. The BSE Sensex gained 539.50 points, or 0.75%, to close at 72,641, while the NSE Nifty 50 closed 172.85 points, or 0.79% higher, at 22,011.95. Nifty Midcap 100 closed at 47,033.55, up more than 1,100 points, or 2.4%.
The NSE Nifty 50 closed 0.80% higher at 22,014.80, while the BSE Sensex closed 0.82% higher at 72,692.29.
NTPC, BPCL, Tata Steel, Power Grid, and IndusInd Bank were the top gainers in the Nifty 50. While Bharti Airtel, HDFC Life Insurance, Axis Bank, Maruti Suzuki, and ICICI Bank were the key laggards in the Nifty 50 on March 21.
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Shares in the Asia-Pacific region are trading in positive territory on Thursday morning. The Asia Dow is trading up by 0.38%, where as the Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading in green, up by 1.45% to new all time high, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index is ended higher by 0.08% and the benchmark Chinese index Shanghai Composite is ended up by 0.55%.
On Thursday morning, WTI crude prices are up by 0.53% at $81.70, while Brent crude prices are trading higher by 0.57% at $86.44.
The US Dollar Index (DXY), tracking the dollar’s performance against a basket of six major foreign currencies, experienced a 0.55% decline, settling at 103.27.
According to Bloomberg, Wall Street traders exercised caution ahead of the Federal Reserve decision, awaiting Jerome Powell’s stance on potential rate cuts. The Nasdaq Composite, dominated by tech stocks, closed up 1.25% or 202.62 points, reaching 16,369.41. The S&P 500 also saw gains, rising 0.89% or 46.11 points to 5,224.62, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 1.03% or 401.37 points to close at 39,512.13.
