Stock Market Today: Nifty, Sensex Rise For Sixth Day As Bank Stocks Extend Record Run

• IMF Meeting Day 2

• US: Federal Reserve Governor Philip Jefferson will speak at the Economic Mobility Summit hosted by the central bank — 6:00 p.m.

• US: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Patrick Harker will speak at the Economic Mobility Summit — 7:00 p.m.

• Europe: ECB President Christine Lagarde will speak an interview conducted by CNBC — 7:30 p.m.

• Europe: Consumer Confidence — 7:30 p.m.

• The Nifty 50 and Sensex rose for six consecutive sessions, marking the best winning-streak in nearly a month.

• The Nifty 50 and Sensex ended 0.17% and 0.24% higher, respectively.

• HDFC Bank Ltd., ITC Ltd., and Hindustan Unilever Ltd. added to the Nifty 50 index.

• Infosys Ltd., Bharti Airtel Ltd., Power Grid Corp of India weighed on the Nifty 50 index.

• The NSE Nifty Midcap 150 ended 0.85% higher at 20,003.30

• The NSE Nifty Smallcap 250 ended 0.80% higher at 15,878.05

• Rupee closed 7 paise weaker at 85.20 against US dollar 

• It closed at 85.13 a dollar on Monday

Source: Bloomberg

Most share indices in the eurozone decline in the first session post Easter break as heavyweight Novo Nordisk plunged on competition concerns, as per agency reports. Eli Lily's, Novo Nordisk's competitor, recent weight loss pill study stoked fears that it will steal market share.

The Euro Stoxx 50 and DAX fell 0.26% and 0.13% down, respectively. The FTSE 100 rose 0.24%.

REC has announced the government's appointment of Jitendra Srivastava as the company's Chairman and Managing Director, marking a new leadership tenure for the organization.