Investing.com – India stocks were mixed after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Fast Moving Consumer Goods, Auto and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher while losses in the Banking, Metals and Carbon sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NSE, the Nifty 50 gained 0.05% to hit a new all time high, while the BSE Sensex 30 index declined 0.05%.
The best performers of the session on the Nifty 50 were Bajaj Auto Ltd (NS:BAJA), which rose 5.72% or 264.65 points to trade at 4,890.05 at the close. Meanwhile, Divi's Laboratories Ltd. (NS:DIVI) added 5.57% or 197.85 points to end at 3,747.95 and Hero MotoCorp Ltd (NS:HROM) was up 4.24% or 128.40 points to 3,158.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were HDFC Bank Ltd (NS:HDBK), which fell 3.18% or 54.90 points to trade at 1,673.30 at the close. Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd (NS:HDFC) declined 3.07% or 88.70 points to end at 2,796.15 and Eicher Motors Ltd. (NS:EICH) was down 2.71% or 92.05 points to 3,309.75.
The top performers on the BSE Sensex 30 were Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (BO:MRTI) which rose 3.61% to 9,994.50, IndusInd Bank Ltd. (BO:INBK) which was up 2.38% to settle at 1,399.95 and Tech Mahindra Ltd (BO:TEML) which gained 2.37% to close at 1,175.40.
The worst performers were HDFC Bank Ltd (BO:HDBK) which was down 3.20% to 1,673.30 in late trade, Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd (BO:HDFC) which lost 2.93% to settle at 2,796.40 and Bajaj Finserv Ltd (BO:BJFS) which was down 0.80% to 1,616.45 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the India National Stock Exchange by 1178 to 770 and 62 ended unchanged; on the Bombay Stock Exchange, 1882 rose and 1487 declined, while 127 ended unchanged.
Shares in Bajaj Auto Ltd (NS:BAJA) rose to all time highs; rising 5.72% or 264.65 to 4,890.05. Shares in Hero MotoCorp Ltd (NS:HROM) rose to 52-week highs; up 4.24% or 128.40 to 3,158.20. Shares in Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (BO:MRTI) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.61% or 348.25 to 9,994.50. Shares in IndusInd Bank Ltd. (BO:INBK) rose to 3-years highs; rising 2.38% or 32.60 to 1,399.95. Shares in Tech Mahindra Ltd (BO:TEML) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.37% or 27.25 to 1,175.40.
The India VIX, which measures the implied volatility of Nifty 50 options, was up 1.56% to 11.88 a new 1-month high.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.30% or 5.70 to $1,935.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 2.05% or 1.43 to hit $71.22 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 0.22% or 0.17 to trade at $76.08 a barrel.
USD/INR was up 0.24% to 82.26, while EUR/INR rose 0.40% to 89.53.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.15% at 102.81.