Share Market News Today | Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: Domestic equity market benchmarks BSE Sensex and Nifty 50 were trading a per cent higher in Tuesday’s session on the back of firm global cues. BSE Sensex jumped 388 points or 0.98 per cent to trade at 40,145, while the broader Nifty 50 index was ruling at 11,781, up 112 points or 0.96 per cent. Bank stocks such as ICICI Bank, State Bank of India (SBI), IndusInd Bank, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank were among top BSE Sensex gainers. On the flip side, Bharti Airtel, Infosys, Reliance Industries and Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) were top four BSE Sensex losers. All the Nifty sectoral indices were trading in the green, led by the Nifty Bank index which was up 2.28 per cent. Nifty Financial Services index was also up over 2 per cent. In overnight trade on Wall Street, US stocks ended higher on eve of the US presidential election. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.6 per cent, the S&P 500 gained 1.23 per cent and the Nasdaq Composite added 0.42 per cent.
The Reserve Bank of India on Monday announced phased restoration of trading hours for various debt as well as currency market from November 9 as the country has started graded roll-back of the lockdown. Trading hours for various markets regulated by the RBI were reduced from April 7, 2020, in view of the operational dislocations and elevated levels of health risks posed by COVID-19.
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