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Share Market News Today | Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Highlights: The benchmark equity indices closed the trading session on a record-high note on July 12. The BSE Sensex completed the day’s trading at 80,547, up 650 points or 0.81%, while the NSE Nifty 50 closed at 24,512, up 195.656 points or 0.80%, finishing above the 24,500 mark for the first time ever. At 52,348.70, a gain of 78 points or 0.15%, Bank Nifty ended the day stronger. Nifty Midcap 100 defied the trend, ending the day at 57,114.75, down 33.50 points or 0.06%.
The NSE Nifty 50 closed 0.80% higher at 24,511.60, while the BSE Sensex closed 0.81% higher at 80,547.13.
TCS, Wipro, Infosys, HCL Technologies, and Tech Mahindra were the top gainers in the Nifty 50. While Maruti Suzuki, Divi’s Lab, Asian Paints, Coal India, Kotak Bank were the major losers in the Nifty 50 on July 12.
At 12 noon on July 12, 2024, stocks on the BSE saw 1,854 advances compared to 1,888 declines, with 152 stocks remaining unchanged. Out of a total of 3,894 stocks traded, 248 reached a 52-week high, while 15 hit a 52-week low. Additionally, 229 stocks traded in the upper circuit, whereas 220 were in the lower circuit.
The NSE Nifty 50 opens up by 72 points or 0.30% at 24,387.95, while the BSE Sensex gains 196.27 points or 0.25% to 80,093.62 in the opening trade.
Shares in the Asia-Pacific region are trading in mixed territory on Friday morning. The Asia Dow is trading up by 1.08%, where as the Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading in red, down by 1.55%, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index is traded higher by 1.72% and the benchmark Chinese index Shanghai Composite is up by 0.17%.
The US Dollar Index (DXY), which gauges the dollar’s value against a basket of six major currencies, fell by 0.50% to 104.44.
On Friday morning, WTI crude prices are trading at $83.09, up by 0.57%, while Brent crude prices are trading at $85.78, up by 0.45%.
Global index of stocks edged down, and bond yields fell on Thursday after U.S. inflation data boosted bets on interest rate cuts. The yen surged against the dollar, raising questions about possible intervention by Japan to support its currency, reported Returns. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite dropped 364.04 points, or 1.95%, to 18,283.41. The S&P 500 declined by 49.37 points, or 0.88%, to 5,584.54, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average inched up by 32.39 points, or 0.08%, to 39,753.75.
Source:FE
