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Share Market News Today | Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Highlights: The benchmark equity indices ended Wednesday’s trading session in the positive territory. The NSE Nifty 50 gained 34.40 points, or 0.15%, to close at 22,402.40, while the BSE Sensex rose 114.48 points, or 0.16%, to 73,852.94. The broader indices finished neutral, with gains led by mid- and small-cap stocks. The Bank Nifty index ended up 218.55 points, or 0.46%, at 48,189. Metal and real estate companies outperformed the other sectors indices, while IT and media stocks declined.
Cipla, JSW Steel, Tata Steel, Hindalco, Power Grid Corp are the top gainers on NSE Nifty 50 index whereas top laggards include Tata Consumers, Titan Company, Tech Mahindra, Grasim, SBI Life Insurance.
JSW Steel, Tata Steel, Cipla, Hindalco, and Power Grid Corporation were the top gainers in the Nifty 50. While Tata Consumer Products, Infosys, HUL, Tech Mahindra, and Titan were the major losers in the Nifty 50 on April 24.
The NSE Nifty 50 opened 0.22% higher at 22,416.40, while the BSE Sensex opened 0.27% higher at 73,934.36.
The US Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the dollar’s value against a basket of six foreign currencies, traded lower, 0.03% at 105.64.
The Wall Street or US market rose higher for the second consecutive session buoyed by strong earnings. The S&P 500 advanced 1.2% to settle the session at 5,070.55. While the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished trading 263.71 points or 0.69% higher at 38,503.69. The tech-heavy index Nasdaq Composite gained 1.59% to settle at 15,696.64.
Asian markets were trading higher following the US market’s overnight gains on strong earnings. Japan’s Nikkei 225 jumped 2.02% to trade at 38,309.47. The Asia Dow was trading 1.88% higher at 3,291.68. Hang Seng was up 1.92% at 16,828.93. The benchmark Chinese index Shanghai Composite was trading flat.
Source:FE
