Investing.com – India stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Metals, Capital Goods and IT sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NSE, the Nifty 50 gained 0.37% to hit a new 1-month high, while the BSE Sensex 30 index added 0.28%.
The best performers of the session on the Nifty 50 were Hindalco Industries Ltd. (NS:HALC), which rose 8.81% or 21.40 points to trade at 264.75 at the close. Meanwhile, Vedanta Ltd (NS:VDAN) added 6.65% or 19.35 points to end at 311.70 and Tata Steel Ltd (NS:TISC) was up 3.29% or 19.80 points to 621.95 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. (NS:BPCL), which fell 7.11% or 28.80 points to trade at 376.55 at the close. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (NS:HPCL) declined 5.62% or 17.95 points to end at 301.50 and Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (NS:IOC) was down 4.09% or 6.75 points to 157.95.
The top performers on the BSE Sensex 30 were Tata Steel Ltd (BO:TISC) which rose 3.17% to 620.55, Yes Bank Ltd (BO:YESB) which was up 2.83% to settle at 318.00 and Bharti Airtel Ltd (BO:BRTI) which gained 2.64% to close at 394.95.
The worst performers were AXIS Bank Ltd. (BO:AXBK) which was down 0.91% to 514.00 in late trade, Coal India Ltd (BO:COAL) which lost 0.77% to settle at 282.85 and Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (BO:KTKM) which was down 0.69% to 1150.00 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the India National Stock Exchange by 883 to 706 and 52 ended unchanged; on the Bombay Stock Exchange, 1323 rose and 1262 declined, while 156 ended unchanged.
Shares in Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. (NS:BPCL) fell to 52-week lows; losing 7.11% or 28.80 to 376.55. Shares in Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (NS:HPCL) fell to 52-week lows; losing 5.62% or 17.95 to 301.50. Shares in Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (NS:IOC) fell to 52-week lows; falling 4.09% or 6.75 to 157.95.
The India VIX, which measures the implied volatility of Nifty 50 options, was down 2.57% to 13.7475 a new 3-months low.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.23% or 3.10 to $1350.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.45% or 0.31 to hit $68.78 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.60% or 0.44 to trade at $73.92 a barrel.
USD/INR was up 0.02% to 65.755, while EUR/INR rose 0.02% to 81.3328.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 89.37.