Market update

Frontline indices, the Sensex and the Nifty 50, ended with strong gains on Tuesday, 21 April, as the possibility of US-Iran peace talks weighed on crude oil prices and boosted the risk appetite of investors. The Sensex rose by 753 points, or 0.96%, to end at 79,273.33, while the Nifty 50 ended with a healthy gain of 212 points, or 0.87%, at 24,576.60. The mid and small-cap segments underperformed as the Nifty Midcap 100 index gained 0.49%, while the Nifty Smallcap 100 index rose by 0.88%. The overall market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms rose to nearly ₹469 lakh crore from about ₹466 lakh crore in the previous session, making investors richer by about ₹3 lakh crore in a single session.