Indian Stock Market Closes Higher for Third Consecutive Day... New COVID-19 Cases in Capital New Delhi Drop to 89
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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Indian Sensex index closed higher for the third consecutive day.
On the 22nd (local time), the Indian Sensex index closed at 52,588.71, up 14.25 points (0.03%) from the previous trading day.
The number of new COVID-19 cases in New Delhi, the capital of India, dropped to 89 the day before. The number of new cases, which had exceeded 28,000 on April 2, has started to decline sharply. This is the first time in about four months since February that New Delhi's new cases have fallen below 100.
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The nationwide spread also appears to be slowing down. The number of new cases nationwide, which reached about 410,000 per day last month, was recorded at 42,640 the day before. This is the first time in three months since March that India's daily new cases have fallen below 50,000.
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