Stock Market Today: Nifty, Sensex Erase Gains To End Mixed As Losses In RIL Offset Gains In Airtel
The NSE Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex opened higher on Tuesday snapping five-day losing streak.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
Rupee Plummets Against US Dollar
The rupee fell 49 paise to 87.20 against the US Dollar.
Intraday, the rupee slumped 55 paise to the day's low of 87.25 a dollar.
It's the biggest intraday fall since Feb. 3.
It closed at 86.71 a dollar on Monday.
Source: Bloomberg
Stock Market At Closing
Nifty and Sensex end mixed ahead of market holiday.
Intraday, both Nifty had risen 0.32%, while Sensex rose 0.44%.
Nifty ends 0.03% or 5.80 points up at 22,547.55. Nifty falls for 14 sessions out of the last 15.
Sensex ends 0.20% or 147.71 points higher at 74,602.12.
Broader indices also closed lower. Nifty Midcap 100 ended 0.51% lower; Nifty Smallcap 250 closed 0.45% lower.
Most sectoral indices fell with Nifty Metal falling the most. Nifty metal extended decline for the second day. On the other hand, Nifty Media was the top sectoral gainer.
RIL, TCS, L&T, Sun Pharma, Hindalco were top Nifty losers.
Bharti Airtel, Mahindra & Mahindra, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Bajaj Finance were the top gainers for the day.
Dr. Reddy's Share Price Update: Large Trade In Stock
Over 1.69 million shares of Dr. Reddy's were traded via a block deal on Tuesday. The share of Dr. Reddy's fell as much as 3.52% to Rs 1,123.50 apiece.
Rupee Vs Dollar Live: INR Falls The Most Since Feb 3
The rupee slumped 55 paise to the day's low of 87.25 against the US Dollar. It's the biggest intraday fall since Feb. 3. It closed at 86.71 a dollar on Monday.
Source: Bloomberg
Petronet LNG Share Price Down
Petronet LNG received a GST order of Rs 33.6 crore including penalty and interest for FY21.
Source: Exchange Filing
