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Share Market News Today | Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Highlights: The main equity indices saw a positive close to Friday’s trading session. The BSE Sensex surged 376.25 points, or 0.52%, to 72,426.64, while the NSE Nifty 50 gained 129.95 points, or 0.59%, to close at 22,040.70. The small- and mid-cap stocks led the gains in the larger indices, which concluded in positive territory. The Bank Nifty index closed at 46,384.85, up 165.95 points, or 0.36%. PSU Banks and Energy stocks declined, while Auto and Pharma companies did better than the other sectoral indices.
The equity indices in the US closed in the green. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 348.85 points, or 0.91% to 38,773.12. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.30% at 15,906.17. While the S&P 500 inched up 0.58% to settle at 5,029.73.
The US Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the dollar’s value against a basket of six foreign currencies, traded higher, 0.08% at 104.38.
WTI crude prices are trading at $78.05 up by 0.02%, while Brent crude prices are trading at $82.74 down by 0.14%, on Friday morning.
Foreign institutional investors (FII) sold shares net worth Rs 3,064.15 crore. However, domestic institutional investors (DII) bought shares net worth Rs 2,276.93 crore on February 15, 2024, according to the provisional data available on the NSE.
Source:FE
