Share Market Live Updates 20 June: Today the GIFT Nifty was trading at 23,522, a premium of around 20 points from the previous close of the Nifty futures, indicating a flat opening for the Indian stock market indices. On the other hand, Asian markets witnessed mixed business today. Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 0.28%, while Topix shed 0.12%. South Korea’s Kospi rose 0.06%, while the Kosdaq gained a modest 0.04%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index futures signaled a decline.
State of Wall Street: US stock futures were little changed. Futures linked to the S&P 500 rose 0.05%, while Nasdaq 100 futures gained 0.2%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose 0.2%.
The Sensex rose for the fifth consecutive trading session
The Sensex rose for the fifth consecutive trading session and closed at a new high of 77,337.59 points, up 36.45 points. During trading, it gained 550.49 points to touch a new all-time high of 77,851.63 points. The Nifty closed down 41.90 points at 23,516 points. During trading, at one point it rose 106.1 points to touch a new record level of 23,664 points.