Investing.com – India stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Metals, Public Sector Undertakings and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NSE, the Nifty 50 fell 0.93% to hit a new 3-months low, while the BSE Sensex 30 index lost 0.77%.
The best performers of the session on the Nifty 50 were Bharti Airtel Ltd. (NS:BRTI), which rose 3.99% or 13.35 points to trade at 345.75 at the close. Meanwhile, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (NS:TCS) added 2.17% or 46.30 points to end at 2179.15 and HCL Technologies Ltd (NS:HCLT) was up 0.74% or 7.55 points to 1023.60 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Yes Bank Ltd (NS:YESB), which fell 9.45% or 8.95 points to trade at 86.05 at the close. IndusInd Bank Ltd. (NS:INBK) declined 7.16% or 102.60 points to end at 1337.30 and Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd (NS:INBF) was down 6.57% or 36.80 points to 523.90.
The top performers on the BSE Sensex 30 were Bharti Airtel Ltd (BO:BRTI) which rose 3.19% to 345.60, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (BO:TCS) which was up 2.32% to settle at 2179.00 and HCL Technologies Ltd (BO:HCLT) which gained 0.83% to close at 1023.85.
The worst performers were Yes Bank Ltd (BO:YESB) which was down 9.13% to 86.10 in late trade, IndusInd Bank Ltd. (BO:INBK) which lost 6.66% to settle at 1336.90 and Hero MotoCorp Ltd (BO:HROM) which was down 6.01% to 2259.35 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the India National Stock Exchange by 1326 to 258 and 51 ended unchanged; on the Bombay Stock Exchange, 1868 fell and 537 advanced, while 101 ended unchanged.
Shares in IndusInd Bank Ltd. (NS:INBK) fell to 52-week lows; down 7.16% or 102.60 to 1337.30. Shares in Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd (NS:INBF) fell to 3-years lows; down 6.57% or 36.80 to 523.90. Shares in IndusInd Bank Ltd. (BO:INBK) fell to 52-week lows; down 6.66% or 95.45 to 1336.90. Shares in Hero MotoCorp Ltd (BO:HROM) fell to 5-year lows; losing 6.01% or 144.40 to 2259.35.
The India VIX, which measures the implied volatility of Nifty 50 options, was up 4.21% to 13.6125.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.51% or 7.30 to $1427.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 1.07% or 0.61 to hit $57.48 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 1.08% or 0.69 to trade at $64.31 a barrel.
USD/INR was up 0.15% to 68.850, while EUR/INR rose 0.18% to 76.7540.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 97.812.