Investing.com – India stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Metals, Oil & Gas and Consumer Durables sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NSE, the Nifty 50 fell 0.41%, while the BSE Sensex 30 index fell 0.33%.
The best performers of the session on the Nifty 50 were Bharti Airtel Ltd. (NS:BRTI), which rose 2.90% or 11.80 points to trade at 419.85 at the close. Meanwhile, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (NS:TCS) added 2.37% or 80.35 points to end at 3470.25 and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (NS:MAHM) was up 1.72% or 14.45 points to 853.85 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were GAIL Ltd (NS:GAIL), which fell 3.09% or 10.45 points to trade at 327.55 at the close. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (NS:HPCL) declined 2.86% or 8.75 points to end at 298.05 and Vedanta Ltd (NS:VDAN) was down 2.99% or 8.90 points to 290.20.
The top performers on the BSE Sensex 30 were Bharti Airtel Ltd (BO:BRTI) which rose 3.37% to 419.80, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (BO:TCS) which was up 2.43% to settle at 3467.90 and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (BO:MAHM) which gained 1.62% to close at 852.00.
The worst performers were Tata Steel Ltd (BO:TISC) which was down 2.01% to 586.20 in late trade, ICICI Bank Ltd (BO:ICBK) which lost 1.86% to settle at 278.90 and Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (BO:ONGC) which was down 1.67% to 179.55 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the India National Stock Exchange by 1121 to 481 and 46 ended unchanged; on the Bombay Stock Exchange, 1706 fell and 871 advanced, while 131 ended unchanged.
Shares in Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (NS:TCS) rose to all time highs; rising 2.37% or 80.35 to 3470.25. Shares in Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (NS:HPCL) fell to 52-week lows; falling 2.86% or 8.75 to 298.05. Shares in Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (NS:MAHM) rose to all time highs; rising 1.72% or 14.45 to 853.85. Shares in Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (BO:TCS) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.43% or 82.25 to 3467.90. Shares in Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (BO:MAHM) rose to all time highs; up 1.62% or 13.55 to 852.00.
The India VIX, which measures the implied volatility of Nifty 50 options, was up 4.20% to 12.3950.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.56% or 7.40 to $1325.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 0.32% or 0.22 to hit $67.92 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.16% or 0.12 to trade at $73.98 a barrel.
USD/INR was up 0.61% to 66.821, while EUR/INR rose 0.34% to 81.5051.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.29% at 90.82.