New Delhi | Jagran Business Desk: At Jagran English, ensure you receive the latest financial news taking place in India or across the globe with all the key updates from equity markets, changes in price of key metals and fuel prices. Here we provide you complete coverage of domestic stock markets, mainly Nifty and Sensex and how the global markets, data release and shares impact their growth. We will also keep a close eye on prices of silver, gold, petrol and diesel.
Today, our main focus is on Sensex and Nifty that traded in the positive territory on Wednesday tracking gains in index heavyweights Infosys, HDFC twins, Larsen & Turbo. The investor sentiment was boosted by positive macro numbers amid lack of global cues. The stocks are expected to do well on Thursday's trade owing to the optimism over the US-China trade war.
Here's how the markets opened today:
The S&P Sensex jumped 117.44 pts to 41,423 in the opening session, while Nifty rose by 35 pts to 12,217 owing to gain in the metal and auto stocks. Metal stocks have witnessed renewed interest after US President Donald Trump said that the US and China will sign the first phase of the trade deal on January 15.
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Sensex: 41,423
Nifty: 12,217
In fuel prices, petrol and diesel gained 17 and 20 paise respectively. The overall prices have surged by Rs 63 paise and Rs 1.17 paise.
Petrol per Litre:
Rs 75.31 in Delhi, Rs 77.9 in Kolkata, Rs 80.9 in Mumbai and Rs 78.24 in Chennai
Diesel per Litre:
Rs 68.14 in Delhi, Rs 70.52 in Kolkata, Rs 71.46 in Mumbai and Rs 72.01 in Chennai
Meanwhile, Gold and Silver opened on a flat note.
Gold: Rs 39,096 per 10 grams of pure gold
Silver: Rs 46,650 per kg
Here's how the markets fared today:
The benchmark Sensex closed 321 points high at 41,627, while Nifty added 100 points at 12,283 amid global gains and stellar performance domestically by infrastructure majors. Among stocks, auto major Tata Motors gained by 5.1 per cent. Tata Steel gained, JSW Steel, Vedanta and Hindalco by rose up to 4.3 per cent.
On the flipside, Eicher Motors fell by 2.3 per cent while while Bajaj Auto, Bharat Petroleum Corporation, Cipla and Tata Consultancy Services closed in green territory.
Meanwhile, Rupee lost 16 paise to close at 71.38 per USD. Brent crude gained 0.30 per cent to trade at USD 66.20 per barrel in US.