Investing.com – India stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Metals, Oil & Gas and Fast Moving Consumer Goods sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NSE, the Nifty 50 added 0.90% to hit a new all time high, while the BSE Sensex 30 index climbed 0.90%.
The best performers of the session on the Nifty 50 were TATA STEEL LIMITED (NS:TISC), which rose 5.58% or 27.05 points to trade at 511.75 at the close. Meanwhile, Hindalco Industries Ltd. (NS:HALC) added 4.12% or 7.85 points to end at 198.40 and Indiabulls (NS:INBF) was up 3.87% or 40.45 points to 1086.05 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NS:SUN), which fell 4.04% or 23.90 points to trade at 567.65 at the close. Cipla Ltd. (NS:CIPL) declined 3.00% or 15.10 points to end at 488.90 and Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (NS:IOC) was down 2.94% or 12.90 points to 426.05.
The top performers on the BSE Sensex 30 were TATA STEEL LIMITED (BO:TISC) which rose 5.46% to 511.80, ITC Ltd (BO:ITC) which was up 2.99% to settle at 308.65 and POWER GRID CORPORATION OF INDIA (BO:PGRD) which gained 2.57% to close at 203.80.
The worst performers were Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (BO:SUN) which was down 3.93% to 568.55 in late trade, Cipla Ltd. (BO:CIPL) which lost 2.48% to settle at 491.60 and Lupin Ltd (BO:LUPN) which was down 2.29% to 1111.90 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the India National Stock Exchange by 1166 to 394 and 10 ended unchanged; on the Bombay Stock Exchange, 1788 rose and 807 declined, while 168 ended unchanged.
Shares in TATA STEEL LIMITED (NS:TISC) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 5.58% or 27.05 to 511.75. Shares in Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NS:SUN) fell to 3-years lows; losing 4.04% or 23.90 to 567.65. Shares in TATA STEEL LIMITED (BO:TISC) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 5.46% or 26.50 to 511.80. Shares in Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (BO:SUN) fell to 3-years lows; falling 3.93% or 23.25 to 568.55. Shares in ITC Ltd (BO:ITC) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.99% or 8.95 to 308.65. Shares in Lupin Ltd (BO:LUPN) fell to 52-week lows; falling 2.29% or 26.05 to 1111.90.
The India VIX, which measures the implied volatility of Nifty 50 options, was up 3.97% to 10.8625.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.80% or 10.00 to $1266.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 0.49% or 0.24 to hit $49.14 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 0.56% or 0.29 to trade at $51.75 a barrel.
USD/INR was down 0.14% to 64.460, while EUR/INR fell 0.07% to 72.3163.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.10% at 97.04.