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Share Market News Today | Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Highlights: The benchmark equity indices ended Thursday’s trading session in the positive territory. The BSE Sensex surged 335.39 points, or 0.46%, to 73,097.28, while the NSE Nifty 50 gained 148.95 points, or 0.68%, to close at 22,146.65. The Smallcap and Midcap stocks led the gains in the larger indices, which concluded in positive territory. The Bank Nifty index closed at 46,789.95, down 191.35 points, or 0.41%. Among the other sectors indexes, IT and Metal stocks did better, but PSU Banks and Financial Services stocks declined.
Adani Enterprises, Adani Ports & SEZ, Hindalco, Hero MotoCorp, and BPCL were the major gainers in the Nifty 50. While Bajaj Finance, Tata Steel, JSW Steel, TCS, and LTIMindtree were the key laggards in the Nifty 50 on March 14.
The US Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the dollar’s value against a basket of six foreign currencies, traded marginally higher, 0.01% at 102.80.
The equity indices in the US closed on a mixed note. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite pulled back 0.54% to close at 16,177.77. While the S&P 500 slid 0.19% to settle at 5,165.31. Bucking the trend, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 37.83 points or 0.1% to 39,043.32.
