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Stock Market Today: 10 things to know before opening bell on August 22
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Stock Market Today: 10 things to know before opening bell on August 22
Aug 21, 2022 10:52 PM

Wall Street | Dow Jones Industrial Average index fell by 0.86 percent on Friday. S&P 500 edged lower by 1.29 percent while the tech-heavy Nasdaq witnessed 2.01 percent loss.

Asian Equities | Japan's Nikkei lost 0.58 percent while the Shanghai index edged lower by 0.19 percent at 7:25 am on Monday.

SGX Nifty | Trends on SGX Nifty indicate a negative start for the broader market in India, with a loss of 0.39 percent. The Nifty futures were trading around 17,674.5 level on the Singaporean exchange at 7:30 IST.

Dalal Street | Sensex ended at 651.85 points or 1.08 percent lower at 59,646.15 on Friday. The broader NSE Nifty snapped its eight-day rally to close at 17,758.45.

UPI | Putting rest to the speculations, the Finance Ministry on Sunday clarified that the government is not planning to charge for payments through the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) interface.

Rupee | The rupee depreciated by 20 paise to close at 79.84 against the US dollar on Friday amid a strengthening greenback overseas.

Crude oil | Brent oil price fell by 1.14 percent to $95.62 a barrel at 7:30 am on Monday.

Gold | Spot gold fell 0.19 percent to $1,759.80 per ounce as of 7:30 am on Monday.

Cryptocurrency | Bitcoin gained 2.06 percent to $21,446.00 at 7:30 am on Monday while Ethereum blockchain network gained 2.65 percent to $1,607.49

Russia-Ukraine War | Russian missiles struck near the Black Sea port of Odesa on Sunday as Ukraine warned of the potential for more serious attacks by Russia as the war neared its six-month anniversary.

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