The stock market closed with a decline on 18 December. (symbolic photo)
highlights
- Today the Sensex closed with a fall of 77.84 points.
- Whereas Nifty closed with a fall of 3 points.
- Today 3,209 shares were traded on NSE.
Stock Market Closing Today, 18 December: The stock closed with a decline for the fourth consecutive day today. Today the Sensex closed at the level of 84,481.81 points with a fall of 0.09% i.e. 77.84 points. Whereas Nifty closed at the level of 25,815.55 points with a decline of 0.01% i.e. 3 points. Let us know today’s top gainer and loser shares.
Reasons behind today’s decline
- The rupee is continuously hitting new record lows, which is having a huge impact on market sentiment.
- Foreign institutional investors have been selling heavily since July. Total cash-market outflow since July has exceeded Rs 1.70 lakh crore.
- The surge in IPOs this year has reduced retail liquidity from the secondary market, keeping the indices in a tight range.
- Nifty faces a key resistance at 26,060, a level which it has repeatedly failed to hold in recent sessions.
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Know how many shares were traded in NSE
Today 3,209 shares were traded on NSE. Of these, 1,273 shares closed with gains. Whereas 1,827 shares closed with a decline. Apart from this, there was no difference in the rates of 109 shares.
today’s top gainer shares
- Indigo shares today closed at Rs 5,125 with a rise of Rs 144.50.
- TCS shares today closed at Rs 3,281.20 with a rise of Rs 63.40.
- Shares of Max Health today closed at Rs 1,048 with a rise of Rs 16.90.
- Tech Mahindra shares today closed at Rs 1,605 with a rise of Rs 25.60.
- Infosys shares today closed at Rs 1,627.10 with a rise of Rs 25.10.
Today’s top loser shares
- Sun Pharma shares today closed at Rs 1,746 with a fall of Rs 46.90.
- Shares of Tata Steel today closed at Rs 167.95 with a fall of Rs 2.39.
- Shares of Power Grid today closed at Rs 257.90 with a fall of Rs 3.20.
- Shares of Asian Paint today closed at Rs 2,758.40 with a fall of Rs 27.30.
- Shares of Tata Consumer Products today closed at Rs 1,169 with a fall of Rs 10.80.
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