Investing.com – India stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Real Estate, IT and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NSE, the S&P CNX Nifty fell 0.75%, while the BSE Sensex 30 index declined 0.60%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P CNX Nifty were Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (NSE:HLL), which rose 1.40% or 12.45 points to trade at 900.40 at the close. Meanwhile, Punjab National Bank (NSE:PNBK) added 1.21% or 1.65 points to end at 137.55 and Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. (NSE:BPCL) was up 1.14% or 9.80 points to 871.85 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tech Mahindra Limited (NSE:TEML), which fell 7.37% or 38.45 points to trade at 483.35 at the close. Hindalco Industries Ltd. (NSE:HALC) declined 3.55% or 4.15 points to end at 112.85 and HCL Technologies Ltd (NSE:HCLT) was down 3.01% or 28.85 points to 928.40.
The top performers on the BSE Sensex 30 were Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (BO:HLL) which rose 1.66% to 901.10, NTPC Limited (BO:NTPC) which was up 0.80% to settle at 138.75 and ITC Ltd (BO:ITC) which gained 0.53% to close at 310.15.
The worst performers were Hindalco Industries Ltd. (BO:HALC) which was down 3.55% to 112.80 in late trade, State Bank Of India (BO:SBI) which lost 2.08% to settle at 259.55 and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (BO:SUN) which was down 2.03% to 849.65 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the India National Stock Exchange by 1091 to 332 and 5 ended unchanged; on the Bombay Stock Exchange, 601 fell and 149 advanced, while 3 ended unchanged.
Shares in Tech Mahindra Limited (NSE:TEML) fell to 52-week lows; down 7.37% or 38.45 to 483.35. Shares in Hindalco Industries Ltd. (NSE:HALC) fell to 52-week lows; losing 3.55% or 4.15 to 112.85. Shares in Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. (NSE:BPCL) rose to all time highs; rising 1.14% or 9.80 to 871.85. Shares in Hindalco Industries Ltd. (BO:HALC) fell to 52-week lows; falling 3.55% or 4.15 to 112.80.
The India Vix, which measures the implied volatility of S&P CNX Nifty options, was up 9.76% to 17.2975.
Gold for August delivery was up 0.29% or 3.40 to $1176.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 2.51% or 1.50 to hit $58.13 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 2.90% or 1.83 to trade at $61.42 a barrel.
USD/INR was up 0.70% to 63.895, while EUR/INR rose 0.27% to 71.0410.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.20% at 95.79.