Investing.com – India stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Consumer Durables, Real Estate and Capital Goods sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NSE, the Nifty 50 added 0.22% to hit a new all time high, while the BSE Sensex 30 index gained 0.12%.
The best performers of the session on the Nifty 50 were Indiabulls (NS:INBF), which rose 3.38% or 38.30 points to trade at 1170.15 at the close. Meanwhile, Yes Bank Ltd. (NS:YESB) added 2.82% or 41.80 points to end at 1523.55 and Bharti Infratel Limited (NS:BHRI) was up 1.57% or 5.90 points to 382.45 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Coal India Limited (NS:COAL), which fell 1.58% or 4.25 points to trade at 264.55 at the close. UltraTech Cement Ltd (NS:ULTC) declined 1.47% or 62.45 points to end at 4178.15 and Infosys Ltd (NS:INFY) was down 1.10% or 10.70 points to 958.75.
The top performers on the BSE Sensex 30 were Bajaj Auto Limited (BO:BAJA) which rose 1.92% to 2900.70, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (BO:TCS) which was up 1.53% to settle at 2601.05 and Larsen & Toubro Limited (BO:LART) which gained 1.15% to close at 1804.65.
The worst performers were Coal India Limited (BO:COAL) which was down 1.67% to 264.30 in late trade, Gail (India) Ltd. (BO:GAIL) which lost 1.02% to settle at 398.20 and Infosys Ltd (BO:INFY) which was down 0.95% to 960.20 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the India National Stock Exchange by 859 to 714 and 13 ended unchanged; on the Bombay Stock Exchange, 1408 rose and 1230 declined, while 148 ended unchanged.
Shares in Indiabulls (NS:INBF) rose to all time highs; up 3.38% or 38.30 to 1170.15. Shares in Larsen & Toubro Limited (BO:LART) rose to 52-week highs; rising 1.15% or 20.45 to 1804.65.
The India VIX, which measures the implied volatility of Nifty 50 options, was up 1.90% to 11.0150.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.19% or 2.47 to $1282.67 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 0.27% or 0.13 to hit $47.53 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 0.36% or 0.18 to trade at $49.77 a barrel.
USD/INR was up 0.19% to 64.380, while EUR/INR fell 0.40% to 72.3790.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.25% at 96.85.