Amid concerns about COVID-19, the Nifty loses 18150 points and the Sensex drops 250 points; the biggest losers are ITC and Axis Bank.

Sensex, Nifty, and Share Prices Today's Share Market News LIVE: Against a backdrop of encouraging global cues, Indian benchmark indices opened higher. While the NSE Nifty 50 was trading 0.5% higher at 18,290.00, the BSE Sensex increased by over 200 points to 61,299.90. 

Bank Nifty was trading above 42,800 and was firmly in the green. Bharti Airtel, Tata Steel, Sun Pharma, State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, and Kotak Bank were among the leading gainers among Sensex stocks. 

The index losers were NTPC, Maruti Suzuki, IndusInd Bank, and L&T. The BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices also increased in line with the benchmark indices in the broader markets, adding 0.42% each. 

Sectorally, the rally was headed by PSBs, IT, Realty, and Real Estate. Shares of Reliance Industries rose 0.5 percent among individual stocks after the retail division, Reliance Retail, paid Rs 2,850 crore to acquire the whole investment in METRO Cash & Carry India.

Share Prices, Stock Market News, and Live Updates on the Sensex, Nifty, BSE, and NSE today Thursday, December 22nd