Investing.com – India stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Real Estate, Metals and Public Sector Undertakings sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NSE, the Nifty 50 lost 0.38%, while the BSE Sensex 30 index lost 0.21%.
The best performers of the session on the Nifty 50 were Wipro Ltd (NS:WIPR), which rose 5.90% or 18.60 points to trade at 331.95 at the close. Meanwhile, HCL Technologies Ltd (NS:HCLT) added 4.40% or 40.05 points to end at 949.25 and Infosys Ltd (NS:INFY) was up 3.86% or 41.70 points to 1122.85 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Coal India Ltd (NS:COAL), which fell 4.87% or 14.90 points to trade at 291.60 at the close. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (NS:HPCL) declined 3.53% or 15.05 points to end at 410.40 and Bajaj Finance Ltd (NS:BJFN) was down 2.66% or 46.15 points to 1687.35.
The top performers on the BSE Sensex 30 were Wipro Ltd (BO:WIPR) which rose 4.88% to 331.90, Infosys Ltd (BO:INFY) which was up 3.93% to settle at 1122.90 and Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (BO:TCS) which gained 3.77% to close at 2850.85.
The worst performers were Coal India Ltd (BO:COAL) which was down 4.57% to 291.50 in late trade, Reliance Industries Ltd (BO:RELI) which lost 2.54% to settle at 923.50 and Tata Motors Ltd (BO:TAMO) which was down 2.30% to 421.80 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the India National Stock Exchange by 1359 to 273 and 20 ended unchanged; on the Bombay Stock Exchange, 2171 fell and 717 advanced, while 108 ended unchanged.
Shares in Wipro Ltd (NS:WIPR) rose to 52-week highs; up 5.90% or 18.60 to 331.95. Shares in HCL Technologies Ltd (NS:HCLT) rose to 52-week highs; up 4.40% or 40.05 to 949.25. Shares in Infosys Ltd (NS:INFY) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.86% or 41.70 to 1122.85. Shares in Wipro Ltd (BO:WIPR) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 4.88% or 15.45 to 331.90. Shares in Infosys Ltd (BO:INFY) rose to 52-week highs; rising 3.93% or 42.50 to 1122.90. Shares in Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (BO:TCS) rose to all time highs; rising 3.77% or 103.65 to 2850.85.
The India VIX, which measures the implied volatility of Nifty 50 options, was down 1.54% to 14.0850.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.16% or 2.20 to $1332.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 0.20% or 0.13 to hit $64.17 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.95% or 0.67 to trade at $69.59 a barrel.
USD/INR was up 0.94% to 64.115, while EUR/INR rose 0.47% to 78.2630.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.43% at 90.52.