Investing.com – India stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Banking, Consumer Durables and Carbon sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NSE, the Nifty 50 gained 0.56% to hit a new all time high, while the BSE Sensex 30 index added 0.73%.
The best performers of the session on the Nifty 50 were Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd (NS:HDFC), which rose 5.80% or 102.05 points to trade at 1871.20 at the close. Meanwhile, ICICI Bank Ltd (NS:ICBK) added 3.70% or 11.75 points to end at 329.30 and Ambuja Cements Ltd. (NS:ABUJ) was up 2.84% or 7.65 points to 276.95 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were GAIL Ltd (NS:GAIL), which fell 2.10% or 10.50 points to trade at 489.25 at the close. Eicher Motors Ltd. (NS:EICH) declined 2.57% or 737.45 points to end at 27981.50 and Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (NS:ONGC) was down 2.04% or 4.10 points to 196.60.
The top performers on the BSE Sensex 30 were Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd (BO:HDFC) which rose 6.17% to 1869.95, ICICI Bank Ltd (BO:ICBK) which was up 3.73% to settle at 329.45 and Tata Steel Ltd (BO:TISC) which gained 1.58% to close at 783.20.
The worst performers were Gail (India) Ltd. (BO:GAIL) which was down 2.20% to 488.80 in late trade, Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (BO:ONGC) which lost 1.85% to settle at 196.55 and Hero MotoCorp Ltd (BO:HROM) which was down 1.57% to 3627.75 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the India National Stock Exchange by 808 to 805 and 33 ended unchanged; on the Bombay Stock Exchange, 1514 rose and 1375 declined, while 140 ended unchanged.
Shares in Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd (NS:HDFC) rose to all time highs; up 5.80% or 102.05 to 1871.20. Shares in ICICI Bank Ltd (NS:ICBK) rose to 52-week highs; rising 3.70% or 11.75 to 329.30. Shares in Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd (BO:HDFC) rose to all time highs; up 6.17% or 108.70 to 1869.95. Shares in ICICI Bank Ltd (BO:ICBK) rose to 52-week highs; rising 3.73% or 11.85 to 329.45. Shares in Tata Steel Ltd (BO:TISC) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 1.58% or 12.15 to 783.20.
The India VIX, which measures the implied volatility of Nifty 50 options, was up 4.17% to 14.3050.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.60% or 8.00 to $1342.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 0.12% or 0.08 to hit $64.22 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.17% or 0.12 to trade at $69.75 a barrel.
USD/INR was down 0.15% to 63.445, while EUR/INR rose 0.50% to 77.9073.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.51% at 90.16.