Investing.com – India stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Auto, Metals and Public Sector Undertakings sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NSE, the Nifty 50 fell 0.78%, while the BSE Sensex 30 index fell 0.81%.
The best performers of the session on the Nifty 50 were Wipro Ltd (NS:WIPR), which rose 3.14% or 8.15 points to trade at 269.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd (NS:HDFC) added 2.24% or 51.30 points to end at 2345.15 and Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. (NS:ZEE) was up 2.12% or 7.50 points to 360.10 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Yes Bank Ltd (NS:YESB), which fell 12.70% or 12.50 points to trade at 85.80 at the close. Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (NS:ONGC) declined 4.40% or 6.60 points to end at 143.40 and Tata Motors Ltd (NS:TAMO) was down 4.11% or 6.90 points to 160.75.
The top performers on the BSE Sensex 30 were Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd (BO:HDFC) which rose 2.26% to 2338.00, Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (BO:KTKM) which was up 0.31% to settle at 1537.60 and HDFC Bank Ltd (BO:HDBK) which gained 0.26% to close at 2403.90.
The worst performers were Yes Bank Ltd (BO:YESB) which was down 12.85% to 85.80 in late trade, Tata Motors Ltd DVR (BO:TAMdv) which lost 4.24% to settle at 76.85 and Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (BO:ONGC) which was down 4.24% to 143.50 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the India National Stock Exchange by 1217 to 352 and 71 ended unchanged; on the Bombay Stock Exchange, 1685 fell and 709 advanced, while 135 ended unchanged.
Shares in Yes Bank Ltd (NS:YESB) fell to 5-year lows; down 12.70% or 12.50 to 85.80. Shares in Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd (NS:HDFC) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.24% or 51.30 to 2345.15. Shares in Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd (BO:HDFC) rose to all time highs; up 2.26% or 51.70 to 2338.00. Shares in Yes Bank Ltd (BO:YESB) fell to 5-year lows; falling 12.85% or 12.65 to 85.80. Shares in Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (BO:KTKM) rose to all time highs; rising 0.31% or 4.70 to 1537.60.
The India VIX, which measures the implied volatility of Nifty 50 options, was down 0.42% to 11.7500.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.17% or 2.45 to $1420.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.74% or 0.42 to hit $57.20 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.90% or 0.57 to trade at $64.23 a barrel.
USD/INR was up 0.17% to 68.947, while EUR/INR rose 0.05% to 77.2865.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 96.915.