Within the Nifty basket, the top gainers in sectoral indices were Auto, Pharma, Metal, and Realty, while the top laggards were IT, FMCG, and Media.
On Tuesday, March 26, the Indian rupee started the day higher versus the US dollar. The rupee began trading today at 83.34/$, down from Friday’s closing of 83.43/$.
Expectations of a tighter supply led to an increase in the price of crude oil internationally. While US WTI crude oil edged up 0.01 points, or 0.01 percent, to 81.96, Brent crude oil futures rose 0.02 points, or 0.02 percent, to 86.77.
Asian markets, with the exception of Japan’s Nikkei, which is trading at record highs, stayed mostly in red territory. Nikkei 225 is now at 40,414.78, up 4.67 points, or 0.01 percent.
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