Investing.com – India stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Metals, Real Estate and Public Sector Undertakings sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NSE, the Nifty 50 rose 0.44%, while the BSE Sensex 30 index climbed 0.40%.
The best performers of the session on the Nifty 50 were Hindalco Industries Ltd. (NS:HALC), which rose 10.04% or 41.80 points to trade at 458.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Tata Steel Ltd (NS:TISC) added 6.86% or 93.60 points to end at 1458.60 and Bajaj Finserv Ltd (NS:BJFS) was up 3.90% or 545.45 points to 14516.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (NS:MRTI), which fell 2.39% or 171.55 points to trade at 6993.50 at the close. Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (NS:PGRD) declined 2.15% or 3.68 points to end at 167.40 and Bajaj Auto Ltd (NS:BAJA) was down 1.63% or 62.25 points to 3756.25.
The top performers on the BSE Sensex 30 were Tata Steel Ltd (BO:TISC) which rose 6.87% to 1459.00, Bajaj Finserv Ltd (BO:BJFS) which was up 4.48% to settle at 14590.45 and State Bank Of India (BO:SBI) which gained 3.83% to close at 441.75.
The worst performers were Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (BO:MRTI) which was down 2.21% to 6991.90 in late trade, Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (BO:PGRD) which lost 2.13% to settle at 167.40 and Bajaj Auto Ltd (BO:BAJA) which was down 1.51% to 3762.80 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the India National Stock Exchange by 1032 to 656 and 41 ended unchanged; on the Bombay Stock Exchange, 1837 rose and 1203 declined, while 135 ended unchanged.
Shares in Hindalco Industries Ltd. (NS:HALC) rose to all time highs; rising 10.04% or 41.80 to 458.10. Shares in Tata Steel Ltd (NS:TISC) rose to all time highs; up 6.86% or 93.60 to 1458.60. Shares in Bajaj Finserv Ltd (NS:BJFS) rose to all time highs; up 3.90% or 545.45 to 14516.00. Shares in Tata Steel Ltd (BO:TISC) rose to all time highs; up 6.87% or 93.85 to 1459.00. Shares in Bajaj Finserv Ltd (BO:BJFS) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.48% or 625.20 to 14590.45. Shares in State Bank Of India (BO:SBI) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.83% or 16.30 to 441.75.
The India VIX, which measures the implied volatility of Nifty 50 options, was down 5.46% to 12.9450.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 1.22% or 22.00 to $1821.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.30% or 0.22 to hit $72.61 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 0.28% or 0.21 to trade at $74.08 a barrel.
USD/INR was down 0.28% to 74.279, while EUR/INR fell 0.00% to 88.2100.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.30% at 92.037.