Bajaj Finance, followed by SBI, ONGC, IndusInd Bank, Reliance Industries, HDFC and Axis Bank were among the top gainers. On the other hand, ITC and HDFC Bank were the laggards

On Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX), gold futures for February slumped 4% or Rs 2,086 to Rs 48,818 per 10 gram while silver futures tanked Rs 6,112 or 8.8% to Rs 63,850 per kg

Tech Mahindra, Infosys, UltraTech Cement, Power Grid Corporation of India, NTPC, Sun Pharma, HCL technologies were among top gainers

Reversing ten straight sessions of gains, Sensex fell 263 points to 48,174 and Nifty closed 53 points lower at 14,146

Except for banking and financials, all the other sector-based indices closed higher today, with over 3% gains in PSU banking index, followed by 0.80% rise in IT and realty, and 0.60% rise in pharma and media index

 In terms of YTD, Nifty Pharma topped the rank among other sectors, growing 60%, followed by an almost 55% rise in the Nifty IT index. Nifty metal grew by 16%, while Nifty FMCG was up 15% since the start of the year 2020

Led by risk aversion, safe-haven buying, and uncertainty caused by COVID-19 disruptions, Gold Futures moved to an all-time high of Rs 56,191 per 10 grams at MCX, rising by almost 43% in the year, while silver had edged closer to Rs 80,000 per 10 gram

ONGC, Airtel, RIl, Titan, Maruti, ICICI Bank, HDFC and Bajaj Finserve were among the top gainers. On the other hand, TCS, Infosys, M&M, Ultratech Cement, HUL, NTPC and SBI were among the top losers today

\"We resume coverage of Indian IT with a strong positive outlook,\" Goldman Sachs said in its report and gave a 'buy' rating to IT majors like Infosys, Mindtree, TCS, Tech Mahindra & Mphasis. The brokerage house gave a 'sell' on Wipro and a 'neutral' on HCL Tech and L&T Infotech

The well-timed listing of the San Francisco-based home-rental company was a hit, as the stock of the industry leader touched $165 in yesterday's session, roughly 143% of its issue price of $68

Asian and European equities were mostly positive today as hopes for additional US economic stimulus and a coronavirus vaccine kept market sentiment positive

The stock of the troubled lender touched a 52-week high of Rs 87.95 and a 52-week low of Rs 5.65. Market capitalisation of the lender stood at Rs 38,534 crore today

Rs 810-crore initial public offering (IPO) of Burger King India opens for subscription tomorrow on Wednesday, December 2, 2020, and the share sale will end on Friday, December 4, 2020

Among sectors, barring media and pharma, all the sectors closed in green territory, with banking, financials, IT, and FMCG closing above 1% each

Equities also stepped back after soft US retail sales data. Economic restrictions after the closure of the public school system in New York also kept sentiments tepid today across all markets, leading to profit booking.

Gold, Silver prices today: Gold December Futures on the Multi Commodity Exchange traded at Rs 50,854, after yesterday's close of Rs 50,830, after hitting an intraday low and high of 50,738 and 50,888, respectively

As per Pre-Diwali Dhanteras sales of gold and silver, the overall business is likely to be muted amid current high rates and subdued demand due to the COVID-19 induced economic hardship

In the afternoon session, Sensex and Nifty turned bearish amid high volatility in the domestic market as investors turned cautious ahead of key macro-economic data like CPI and IIP, scheduled to be released tomorrow

Further, domestic investors are also hoping for more stimulus measures announcements from the government in the near future, required to boost the economy

Inox stock price is trading higher than 5, 20 and 100-day moving averages but lower than 50 and 200-day moving averages. Market capitalisation of the firm stood at Rs 2,818 crore