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Share Market News Today | Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Highlights: Today, on March 18, the main equity indices ended the day higher. The BSE Sensex rose more than 100 points, or 0.14%, to close at 72,748.42, while the NSE Nifty 50 closed 32.35 points, or 0.15%, higher at 22,055.70. The midcap and smallcap companies suffered the most as the larger indices closed lower. At 46,501.65, the Nifty Midcap 100 dropped more than 150 points, or 0.39%.
Tata Steel, JSW Steel, M&M, Tata Motors, and Apollo Hospitals were the top gainers in the Nifty 50. While Tata Consumer, UPL, Titan, Adani Ports, and Infosys were the key laggards in the Nifty 50 on March 18.
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The NSE Nifty 50 opens down by 0.15% at 21,990.10, while the BSE Sensex drops 0.08% to 72,587.30. in the opening trade.
Bloomberg reported a decline in the U.S. stock market driven by a sell-off in the technology sector and concerns over potential volatility from expiring options on Friday. The Nasdaq Composite, heavily influenced by tech stocks, closed down 155.36 points or 0.96% at 15,973.17. The S&P 500 saw a decrease of 33.39 points or 0.65% to 5,117.09, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the day lower by 190.89 points or 0.49% at 38,714.77.
The US Dollar Index (DXY), gauging the dollar’s worth against a basket of six foreign currencies, registered a marginal decline of 0.01%, trading at 103.46.
