Domestic indices concluded Tuesday’s session broadly in red amid negative global market sentiment. The NSE Nifty 50 settled below 17,050, and the banking stocks index, Bank Nifty, concluded below 39,450. The top gainers on the NSE Nifty 50 were Titan, BPCL, Larsen & Toubro, Bharti Airtel and Sun Pharma while the top losers were Adani Enterprises, Adani Ports, Mahindra & Mahindra, TCS and HDFC Life.
Asian Markets
Asian markets concluded Tuesday’s session broadly in the red territory with the major indices falling over 2%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng tanked 2.27%, South Korea’s KOSPI tumbled 2.57%, Japan’s Nikkei 225 crashed 2.19% and China’s Shanghai Composite index sank 0.72%
US Markets
The US market ended the overnight session mixed with Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.28%, S&P 500 dipping 0.15% while the tech-heavy Nasdaq rose 0.45%.
Rupee movement
The Indian rupee depreciated 0.39% to 82.24 against the US dollar at 3:25 PM (IST).
Gold, Silver
Gold futures for April delivery were down 192 points or 0.33% at Rs 57,450.00 at 3:30 PM (IST) while Silver futures on the multi-commodity exchange for May delivery were trading at Rs 66,076.00, down 576 pts or 0.86%.
Crude oil
WTI Crude futures for April delivery were down 2.41% at $73.00 while Brent Crude futures for April delivery were trading 1.93% lower at $79.21 at 3:30 PM (IST).