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Share Market News Today | Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Highlights: The benchmark equity indices closed the trading session on a slightly higher note on September 17. The BSE Sensex finished the day up 58 points, or 0.07%, at 83,047. The NSE Nifty 50 finished 23.15 points, or 0.09% higher, at 25,407. However, the Bank Nifty closed 0.01% lower at 52,145.80. The Nifty Midcap 100 closed 125 points, or 0.21% lower, at 60,135.
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The NSE Nifty 50 closed 0.09% higher at 25,406.90, while the BSE Sensex closed 0.07% higher at 83,047.08.
Hero MotoCorp, Bajaj Auto, Bharti Airtel, NTPC, and M&M were the top gainers in the Nifty 50. While Tata Motors, Eicher Motors, Adani Ports, Coal India, and ITC were the major laggards in the Nifty 50 on September 17.
IGL, Policy Bazaar, Oil India, Maxx Health, and CG Power were the top midcap gainers on the NSE. Meanwhile, Biocon, Suzlon Energy, JSW Energy, Paytm, and Nykaa were the major midcap losers on the NSE on September 17.
Courtesy: BSE
At noon trade, the top gainers on the NSE included Hero Motocorp, up 2.99%, followed by Bajaj Auto (1.51%), Bharti Airtel (1.39%), Britannia (1.33%), and Nestle India (1.31%).
The top losers were Tata Motors, down 2.19%, BPCL (-1.28%), Adani Ports (-1.15%), Tata Steel (-1.08%), and Maruti (-0.84%).
The Nifty 50 was up 0.14% at 25,420 while the Sensex was up 99 points or 0.12% at 83,087.55.
The rupee appreciated by 2 paise to 83.84 against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday, supported by a weaker greenback against major currencies and a decline in global crude oil prices. However, the gains were limited by a sluggish trend in domestic equities and fresh foreign fund outflows amid expectations of a US rate cut, according to forex traders.
The NSE Nifty 50 opened 0.05% higher at 25,396.35, while the BSE Sensex opened 0.03% higher at 83,010.80.
The US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the dollar’s value against a basket of six major currencies, edged up by 0.01% to 100.72.
The S&P 500 posted a slight gain in a quiet session, while the Nasdaq fell on Monday, weighed down by declining tech stocks as investors evaluated the chances of a larger rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve, according to Reuters. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 91.85 points (0.52%) to 17,592.13. The S&P 500 rose 7.07 points (0.13%) to 5,633.09, and the Dow Jones gained 228.30 points (0.55%) to 41,622.08.
Source:FE
