Buy or sell stocks, April 3 -- The domestic equity markets are closed today (Friday, April 3), on account of Good Friday.

On Thursday, April 2, the benchmark indices, Nifty 50 and Sensex, recovered from earlier declines due to an appreciation in the rupee following measures implemented by the central bank, although fading hopes for a swift resolution to the Iran situation prolonged the losing streak to six weeks.

The Nifty 50 ended 0.15% higher at 22,713.1, while the Sensex rose by 0.25% to 73,319.55 after having dropped more than 2% earlier in the session.

On 2nd April 2026, the Nifty 50 opened on a weak note with a sharp gap-down at 22,383.40 and declined further to an intraday low of 22,182.55 during the first half of the session. I...