Investing.com – India stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Auto, IT and Banking sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NSE, the Nifty 50 gained 1.59% to hit a new 52-week high, while the BSE Sensex 30 index added 1.58%.
The best performers of the session on the Nifty 50 were Ambuja Cements Ltd. (NS:ABUJ), which rose 4.11% or 10.85 points to trade at 275.05 at the close. Meanwhile, Bosch Ltd (NS:BOSH) added 4.08% or 970.10 points to end at 24734.25 and Grasim Industries Ltd. (NS:GRAS) was up 3.52% or 159.35 points to 4683.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Bharti Airtel Ltd. (NS:BRTI), which fell 3.14% or 10.75 points to trade at 331.85 at the close. Idea Cellular Ltd (NS:IDEA) declined 0.69% or 0.65 points to end at 93.80 and Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (NS:BHEL) was down 0.28% or 0.40 points to 140.55.
The top performers on the BSE Sensex 30 were Bajaj Auto Limited (BO:BAJA) which rose 3.09% to 2973.40, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (BO:MRTI) which was up 2.83% to settle at 5068.90 and Hindalco Industries Ltd. (BO:HALC) which gained 2.78% to close at 162.75.
The worst performers were Bharti Airtel Ltd (BO:BRTI) which was down 2.82% to 332.10 in late trade, Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BO:BHEL) which lost 0.04% to settle at 140.65 and Coal India Limited (BO:COAL) which was up 0.31% to 334.90 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the India National Stock Exchange by 909 to 535 and 81 ended unchanged; on the Bombay Stock Exchange, 1019 rose and 583 declined, while 77 ended unchanged.
Shares in Bajaj Auto Limited (BO:BAJA) rose to all time highs; up 3.09% or 89.10 to 2973.40. Shares in Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (BO:MRTI) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.83% or 139.45 to 5068.90. Shares in Hindalco Industries Ltd. (BO:HALC) rose to 52-week highs; rising 2.78% or 4.40 to 162.75.
The India Vix, which measures the implied volatility of Nifty 50 options, was down 1.10% to 13.0200 a new 52-week low.
Gold for December delivery was down 0.23% or 3.00 to $1324.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.70% or 0.33 to hit $47.31 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 0.34% or 0.17 to trade at $49.62 a barrel.
USD/INR was down 0.12% to 67.025, while EUR/INR fell 0.26% to 74.8900.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.17% at 95.69.