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Share Market News Today | Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Highlights: The benchmark equity indices ended Friday’s trading session in the positive territory. The BSE Sensex surged 1245.05 points, or 1.72%, to 73,745.35, while the NSE Nifty 50 gained 344.50 points, or 1.62%, to close at 22,338.75. The large-cap and mid-cap equities led the gains in the broader indices, which concluded in positive territory. The Bank Nifty index closed at 47,286.90, up 1166 points, or 2.53%. Media and Pharma stocks declined, but Metal and Banking companies performed better than the other sectors indices.
Tata Steel, L&T, JSW Steel, Titan, and Hindlaco were the top gainers in the Nifty 50. While Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, Sun Pharma, HCL Technologies, Infosys, and LTIMindtree were the key laggards in the Nifty 50 on March 01.
The US Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the dollar’s value against a basket of six foreign currencies, traded lower, 0.05% at 104.11.
The equity indices in the US closed in positive territory. The Dow Jones Industrial Average inched up 0.12% to 38,996.39. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.90% to close at 16,091.92. While the S&P 500 rose 0.52% to settle at 5,096.27.
