Share Market News Today | Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: Sensex and Nifty began the day’s trade with gains and continued to sit comfortably in the green after the initial hours of trade. S&P BSE Sensex was up over 100 points while the Nifty 50 was seen above the 11,450 mark. Sun Pharma was the top Sensex gainer along with HDFC and ICICI Bank. Among the top drags were Tech Mahindra, HCL Technologies, and TCS. Midcap and small cap indices continued to rally for the second day straight, outperforming the benchmarks. Volatility was marginally lower on Tuesday morning as India VIX slipped below 21 levels.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on the initial day of the monsoon session of the parliament sought an approval for additional spending of Rs 2,35,852.87 crore during the current fiscal year. The funds will be used to enhance the capital of public sector banks, enhanced expenditure under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), and other expenditures. Amidst a pandemic, the central government is facing shortage in the normal tax collection.
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