With the peace talk between Russia and Ukraine making progress, the markets around the globe have advanced. US Dow Jones had soared 338 points on Tuesday with S&P 500 continuing to gain on the fourth day. BSE Oil & Gas and Power sector stocks declined the most today morning.

Today, the major gaining sectors were healthcare, consumer durables, and realty. On the other hand, the sectors that dragged down the index were energy, auto, and oil & gas. NSE's India VIX, a gauge of market volatility, plummeted 6.63 per cent to 19.43 levels.

Sensex and Nifty indices are up by 218 points & 65 points, respectively, extending their yesterday’s journey. BSE Basic Materials and BSE Realty are the major gaining sectors today. On the other hand, only BSE Energy and BSE Oil & Gas sectors are down by 0.60 per cent each. The buyers outnumbered sellers, showing slight positivity in the market. On BSE, 1,669 shares rose whereas 1,520 shares fell. The FII sold shares worth Rs 801.41 crore while the DIIs bought shares worth Rs 1,161.70 crore on March 28.  

Today the gaining sectors were Oil & Gas, Metal, and Bankex. Other the other hand the sector which dragged down the index were Consumer Durables, Information Technology, and Healthcare. The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of market volatility went down by 3.50 per cent to 22.61 levels. 

At 12.45 pm, on Monday, the core equity indices i.e Sensex and Nifty 50 were trading marginally higher than their opening levels, with Sensex gaining the 57,000- mark and Nifty maintaining the levels at 17,000. The FIIs have again started selling off in the domestic markets as the geopolitical tensions still persist around the world.

Oil prices rebounded on the back of reports of a missile strike on a Saudi Aramco facility. BSE Finance and BSE Consumer Durables are the worst-hit sectors today. The only sectors trading in green are BSE Energy and Oil & Gas. The sellers outnumbered buyers to show pessimism in the market. On the BSE, 1,002 shares rose and 2,345 shares fell. A total of 132 shares were unchanged. The FII sold shares worth Rs 1,507.37 crore and the DII bought shares worth Rs 1,373.02 crore on March 25. 

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Major dragging sectors were consumer durables, information technology, Pharma, and FMCG. While the Realty, PSU Bank, Oil & gas sector gained amid weak market. Also, the market remained volatile on account of the amplified geopolitical tensions. The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of market volatility went down by 2.09 per cent to 23.43 levels.

Sectoral indices on the BSE that are performing well are BSE Realty, BSE Metal, and BSE Oil & Gas. The sectors that are dragging the broader index are BSE FMCG, BSE Consumer Durables, and BSE Auto. The gold prices fell by 0.17 per cent trading 52,075. Whereas crude oil was trading at USD 121.9 per barrel, up by 0.25 per cent. On the BSE, 1,443 shares have advanced, 1,824 shares declined, whereas 126 shares are unchanged.

Weighing down by financials, consumer durable, FMCG and while energy, realty and metal stocks outperformed counterparts tracking mixed global cues. Buyers outnumbered sellers to show positivity in the market. On the BSE, 1,644 shares rose and 1,531 shares fell. A total of 138 shares were unchanged. Metal shares advanced for the sixth day in a row. The FII sold shares worth Rs 1740.71 crore and the DII bought shares worth Rs 2091.07 crore on March 24.