Today, Friday, May 22, the Sensex is trading at 75,700, up 500 points (0.70%). Nifty is also at 23,800 with a gain of 140 points (0.58%). Buying is being seen in banking and realty shares in today’s trading session.
Asian markets are trading with gains.
Index Level Point Change Percentage Change Kospi (South Korea) 7840 23 0.49% Nikkei (Japan) 63095 1410 2.29% Hang Seng (Hong Kong) 25590 204 0.88%
American markets also closed with gains yesterday.
Index Level Point Change Percentage Change Dow Jones 50286 276 0.55% Nasdaq 26293 23 0.09% S&P 500 7446 13 0.17%
Foreign investors sold shares worth ₹1,891 crore yesterday.
Category Latest Last 7 Days Last 30 Days DII 2,493 10,945 68,089 FII/FPI -1,891 -3,132 -53,642
Yesterday, Sensex closed with a fall of 135 points.
Sensex opened in the green and then climbed 477 points from its previous close to hit a high of 75,660.17. Similarly, Nifty also climbed nearly 130 points to reach a high of 23,784.75.
At market close on Thursday, May 21, the market capitalization of companies listed on Sensex stood at ₹4,61,53,456.249 crore. Shortly after market opening on Friday, the figure rose to ₹4,63,43,456.93 crore – a profit of ₹1.90 lakh crore.
The previous day – on Thursday – the Sensex had fallen 135.03 points, or 0.18 per cent, to close at 75,183.36. Nifty fell 4.30 points or 0.02 per cent to 23,654.70.
