Investing.com – India stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Real Estate, Healthcare and Consumer Durables sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NSE, the Nifty 50 added 0.39% to hit a new 52-week high, while the BSE Sensex 30 index added 0.41%.
The best performers of the session on the Nifty 50 were Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NS:SUN), which rose 3.70% or 28.80 points to trade at 808.05 at the close. Meanwhile, Bajaj Auto Limited (NS:BAJA) added 3.45% or 102.90 points to end at 3088.70 and TATA STEEL LIMITED (NS:TISC) was up 3.35% or 13.05 points to 403.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Yes Bank Ltd. (NS:YESB), which fell 5.23% or 73.30 points to trade at 1328.25 at the close. Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (NS:TCS) declined 4.85% or 118.45 points to end at 2322.10 and Tech Mahindra Limited (NS:TEML) was down 2.71% or 12.80 points to 459.05.
The top performers on the BSE Sensex 30 were Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (BO:SUN) which rose 3.69% to 808.20, Bajaj Auto Limited (BO:BAJA) which was up 3.55% to settle at 3091.95 and TATA STEEL LIMITED (BO:TISC) which gained 3.32% to close at 402.90.
The worst performers were Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (BO:TCS) which was down 5.14% to 2321.15 in late trade, Gail (India) Ltd. (BO:GAIL) which lost 1.92% to settle at 388.90 and Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BO:BHEL) which was down 1.85% to 156.85 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the India National Stock Exchange by 892 to 568 and 69 ended unchanged; on the Bombay Stock Exchange, 970 rose and 661 declined, while 49 ended unchanged.
Shares in Bajaj Auto Limited (NS:BAJA) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.45% or 102.90 to 3088.70. Shares in TATA STEEL LIMITED (NS:TISC) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.35% or 13.05 to 403.00. Shares in Bajaj Auto Limited (BO:BAJA) rose to all time highs; up 3.55% or 106.10 to 3091.95. Shares in TATA STEEL LIMITED (BO:TISC) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.32% or 12.95 to 402.90.
The India Vix, which measures the implied volatility of Nifty 50 options, was down 0.23% to 13.1150.
Gold for December delivery was up 0.23% or 3.05 to $1352.25 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 1.69% or 0.77 to hit $46.27 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 1.35% or 0.65 to trade at $48.63 a barrel.
USD/INR was down 0.10% to 66.415, while EUR/INR rose 0.37% to 75.0000.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.34% at 94.63.