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Stock Market Today: 10 things to know before opening bell on August 17
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Stock Market Today: 10 things to know before opening bell on August 17
Aug 16, 2022 10:57 PM

Wall Street | Dow Jones Industrial Average index gained 0.71 percent on Tuesday. S&P 500 edged higher by 0.19 percent while the tech-heavy Nasdaq witnessed 0.19 percent decline.

Asian Equities | Japan's Nikkei gained 0.75 percent while the Shanghai index edged higher by 0.09 percent at 7:20 am on Wednesday.

SGX Nifty | Trends on SGX Nifty indicate a positive start for the broader market in India, with a gain of 0.09 percent. The Nifty futures were trading around 17,871.5 level on the Singaporean exchange at 7:20 IST.

Dalal Street | BSE benchmark index advanced 379.43 points or 0.64 percent to settle at 59,842.21 while NSE Nifty climbed 127.10 points or 0.72 percent to close at 17,825.25

Milk Prices | On account of rising input costs, Amul and Mother Dairy has announced a price hike of Rs 2 per litre from Thursday. This is the second hike in six months by both the brands.

Rupee | Currency trading was close on Tuesday. The rupee declined by 12 paise to close at 79.74 against the US dollar on last Friday.

Crude oil | Brent oil price lost 0.05 percent to $92.29 a barrel at 7:20 am on Wednesday.

Gold | Spot gold lost 0.01 percent to $1,789.50 per ounce, as of 7:20 am on Tuesday.

Cryptocurrency | Bitcoin lost 0.35 percent to $23,950.45 at 7:25 am on Wednesday, while Ethereum blockchain network lost 0.35 percent to $1,886.85

Russia-Ukraine War | Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in Lviv on Thursday, He will further visit the Black Sea port of Odesa.

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