Finance
Share Market News Today | Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Highlights: The benchmark equity indices closed in negative territory on April 12. The BSE Sensex lost 800 points, or 1.08%, to settle at 74,244.90, while the NSE Nifty 50 lost 234.40 points, or 1.03%, to conclude at 22,519.40. Nifty Bank closed at 48,564.55, down 422 points, or 0.86%.
The NSE Nifty 50 closed 1.05% lower at 22,515.70, while the BSE Sensex closed 1.08% lower at 74,224.09.
Divi’s Lab, Bajaj Auto, Tata Consumer Products, Tata Motors, and TCS were the top gainers in the Nifty 50. While Sun Pharma, Maruti Suzuki, Power Grid, Titan, and ONGC were the key laggards in the Nifty 50 on April 12.
Market Statistics
The NSE Nifty 50 opened 0.39% lower at 22,664.75, while the BSE Sensex opened 0.41% lower at 74,727.17.
Shares in the Asia-Pacific region are trading in mixed territory on Friday morning. The Asia Dow is trading up by 0.14%, where as the Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading in green, up by 0.43%, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index is ended lower by 0.26% and the benchmark Chinese index Shanghai Composite is ended up by 0.23%.
The US Dollar Index (DXY), gauging the dollar’s strength against six major foreign currencies, edged up by 0.01% to reach 105.28 in trading.
Bloomberg reported that another inflation report exceeding estimates led to a decline in US stocks and bonds, as Wall Street traders anticipated the Federal Reserve’s reluctance to cut interest rates this year. The Nasdaq Composite rose by 141.23 points, or 0.87%, closing at 16,447.87. However, the S&P 500 fell by 14.02 points, or 0.27%, to 5,195.89, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended down by 442.50 points, or 1.14%, at 38,441.17.
