Finance
Today’s Stock Market News | Sensex, Nifty, and Share Prices Highlights: On Monday, both the NSE Nifty 50 and the BSE Sensex closed in positive territory. Nifty opened below 18,600, but after a turbulent day of trading, it closed slightly above the critical mark at 18,601. The Sensex rose 99 points to 62,725. The broader markets finished in the green, with the Nifty Midcap 100 up 0.55% and the Nifty Smallcap 100 up 0.87%. The India VIX volatility index rose 1.12% to 11.25. Sectorally, the Bank Nifty fell 0.1% to close below 44,000. The Nifty IT, Nifty Media, and Nifty Metal indices all climbed up to 1.51%, while the pharma, private bank, and healthcare indices all finished modestly lower.
Asian shares on Monday
Shares in the Asia-Pacific region were trading largely in the red, with a few outliers. China’s Shanghai Composite and Shenzhen Component declined 0.26% and 0.04% in trade respectively, while Japan’s Nikkei 225 jumped 0.75%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index fell 0.25% while South Korea’s Kospi sank 0.29%. The Taiwan Weighted index edged up 0.33%.
Wall Street on Friday
The S&P 500 rose by 0.11%, extending its four-week winning streak, the longest since July-August 2022. The Nasdaq Composite achieved its seventh straight week of gains, increasing by 0.16% daily and 0.13% weekly. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.13%, resulting in a 0.33% weekly gain.
Source:FE
