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Sensex closes above 80,350 points, Nifty closes near 24,430

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Crude oil futures fell $0.37, or 0.45%, to $82.01 a barrel

What’s the story

On Tuesday, the benchmark Sensex and Nifty indices saw gains. While the Sensex rose 0.49% to 80,351.64 points, the Nifty jumped 0.46% to 24,433.2 points.

Following the broader market trend, midcap stocks also remained flat with the Nifty Midcap 50 closing at 16,027.45 points.

Here’s everything you need to know about Tuesday’s market report.

Who were the biggest winners and losers?

Among the top gainers in the stock market were NIFTY AUTO, NIFTY PHARMA and NIFTY PSU BANK, with gains of 2.18%, 1.55% and 1.26% respectively.

The biggest gainers were Maruti Suzuki, ITC and ONGC, which rose 5.98%, 4.37% and 3.21% respectively.

Shriram Finance, BPCL and JSW Steel led the negative numbers, falling 2.58%, 2.1% and 1.97% respectively.

Take a look at the global markets

In Asian markets, the Shanghai Composite Index rose 1.25% to 2,959.37 points, while the Nikkei index rose 1.92% to 41,580.17 points. In the US market, the NASDAQ saw an increase, with a slight increase of 0.28% to 18,403.74 points.

Forex Report and Gold, Silver and Crude Oil Futures

The Indian Rupee (INR) rose 0.02% to close at ₹83.49 against the US Dollar in forex trading today.

Meanwhile, gold futures prices remained largely flat to close at ₹72,451. Silver futures, however, rose by ₹901, or 0.97%, to ₹93,515.

Crude oil futures fell $0.37, or 0.45%, to $82.01 a barrel.

Here are the fuel prices in Delhi and Mumbai

Fuel prices in Delhi remained unchanged on Tuesday, with diesel at ₹87.66 per litre and petrol at ₹94.76 per litre. In Mumbai, diesel was selling at ₹89.95 per litre and petrol at ₹103.43 per litre.