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- Today the Indian stock market opened sluggishly in the red.
- Globally, Asian and American markets remained bullish.
- Crude oil prices increased again due to geopolitical tensions.
- Rupee shows recovery in early trade against dollar.
Stock Market Today on July 22: Today the Indian stock market had a slow start. Despite the boom in American and Asian markets, investors are worried about the rising prices of crude oil in the international market. This is the reason why the stock market opened in the red today. Sensex fell 85 points and opened at 77384. At the same time, NSE’s Nifty 50 started trading at the level of 24150 with a loss of 37 points.
Asian market
Today most of the Asian markets were seen trading with gains. Among these, the biggest rise was seen in South Korea’s Kospi index, which jumped by 5% in early trading. Kosdaq gained nearly 2%. Japan’s Nikkei 225 saw a rise of 0.34%. There was no significant change in the topics. However, Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 saw a marginal gain of 0.12%. Due to the boom in the American market and strong recovery in semiconductor stocks, business is going well in Asian markets today.
US market
Yesterday i.e. on Tuesday night the American stock markets closed with gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.74%, the S&P 500 index gained 0.89%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 1.29%. On this day, there was heavy buying of shares of American chip and tech companies, which supported the market. Investors are now waiting for the quarterly results of big tech companies like Alphabet, Tesla.
crude oil
Crude oil prices are rising again as concerns of supply disruptions due to geopolitical tensions in the Middle East increase. Even today, on July 22, 2026, a rise in crude oil prices is being seen. Brent crude rose by 2% to $ 91.01 per barrel, while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude also rose by 2% to $ 84.91 per barrel.
us dollar
The US Dollar Index, which assesses the weakness and strength of the dollar against major currencies of the world, is seen trading at 101.15 today. At the same time, today the Indian Rupee showed recovery in early trade against the US Dollar and was seen at the level of 96.24, which shows a strengthening of about 12 to 21 paise in the Rupee compared to yesterday.
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