Today’s Stock Market News | Sensex, Nifty, and Share Prices Highlights: Despite generally unfavorable global indications, domestic indices finished the day in the green. The NSE Nifty 50 increased by 97.70 points, or 0.50%, to 19,778.30, while the BSE Sensex increased by 351.49 points, or 0.53%, to 66,707.20. Bank Nifty gained 0.47%, Nifty FMCG gained 1.05%, and Nifty PSU Bank gained 1.50%. Larsen & Toubro, Cipla, ITC, Britannia, and Sun Pharma were the biggest gainers on the Nifty 50, while Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv, Mahindra & Mahindra, Apollo Hospitals, and Tech Mahindra were the top losers.
The US indices ended the overnight session in green – Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) rose 0.08%, S&P 500 gained 0.28% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq jumped 0.61%.
Asian markets were trading in red – China’s Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.17%, South Korea’s KOSPI tumbled 0.74%, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng sank 0.27%, Asia Dow plunged 0.32% and Japan’s Nikkei 225 dipped 0.08%
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