Investing.com – India stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Metals, Oil & Gas and Auto sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NSE, the Nifty 50 declined 0.95% to hit a new 1-month low, while the BSE Sensex 30 index declined 0.88%.
The best performers of the session on the Nifty 50 were Tech Mahindra Ltd (NS:TEML), which rose 3.60% or 22.00 points to trade at 630.85 at the close. Meanwhile, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NS:SUN) added 2.23% or 11.95 points to end at 548.55 and Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (NS:TCS) was up 2.15% or 65.30 points to 3105.85 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tata Motors Ltd (NS:TAMO), which fell 5.07% or 18.80 points to trade at 352.05 at the close. Hindalco Industries Ltd. (NS:HALC) declined 4.98% or 12.00 points to end at 229.60 and Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. (NS:ARBN) was down 3.91% or 24.40 points to 600.75.
The top performers on the BSE Sensex 30 were Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (BO:SUN) which rose 2.50% to 547.85, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (BO:TCS) which was up 2.21% to settle at 3104.30 and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (BO:MAHM) which gained 0.81% to close at 738.95.
The worst performers were Tata Motors Ltd (BO:TAMO) which was down 5.04% to 352.15 in late trade, Tata Motors Ltd DVR (BO:TAMdv) which lost 3.92% to settle at 199.70 and Tata Steel Ltd (BO:TISC) which was down 2.95% to 655.35 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the India National Stock Exchange by 1295 to 321 and 28 ended unchanged; on the Bombay Stock Exchange, 1976 fell and 708 advanced, while 141 ended unchanged.
Shares in Tech Mahindra Ltd (NS:TEML) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.60% or 22.00 to 630.85. Shares in Tata Motors Ltd (NS:TAMO) fell to 52-week lows; falling 5.07% or 18.80 to 352.05. Shares in Tata Motors Ltd (BO:TAMO) fell to 52-week lows; down 5.04% or 18.70 to 352.15. Shares in Tata Motors Ltd DVR (BO:TAMdv) fell to 3-years lows; losing 3.92% or 8.15 to 199.70.
The India VIX, which measures the implied volatility of Nifty 50 options, was up 9.40% to 15.3950.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.29% or 3.80 to $1327.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 0.59% or 0.36 to hit $61.61 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 0.33% or 0.21 to trade at $64.58 a barrel.
USD/INR was down 0.18% to 65.085, while EUR/INR fell 0.15% to 80.2233.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.03% at 89.92.