DSIJ Mindshare

The US indices, S&P 500 & tech-heavy Nasdaq were up by 1.84 per cent and 2.69 per cent, respectively, after the stocks gained in anticipation of the jobs data report due on Friday.  

At 1.30 pm on Wednesday, the headline equity indices, i.e. Sensex and Nifty 50 were trading flat as compared to the last trading session.

On Tuesday around noon, the headline equity indices, i.e. Sensex and Nifty 50 were trading flat as compared to the last trading session, owing to a rise in the crude oil price, as the European Union (EU) has finally decided to ban almost 90 per cent crude oil imports from Russia by the end of 2022.  

At noon on Tuesday, the core equity indices i.e., Sensex and Nifty 50 were seen trading on the greener side. The Sensex was at 57,297.66, up by 891.82 points or 1.58 per cent, while Nifty was at 17,103.95 up by 260.10 points or 1.54 per cent from the last trading session.   

On Monday, the equity markets experienced a bearish day due to increasing tension between the US and Russia over Ukraine which caused a rise in oil prices and led investors to dump risky assets. Sensex ended 3 per cent down at 56,405.84 levels whereas Nifty contracted 3.06 per cent settling at 16,842.80 level.