India stocks higher at close of trade; Nifty 50 up 0.15%

Investing.com – India stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the IT , Banking and Technology sectors led shares higher.

At the close in NSE, the Nifty 50 added 0.15% to hit a new all time high, while the BSE Sensex 30 index added 0.24%.

The best performers of the session on the Nifty 50 were Bajaj Finserv Ltd (NS:BJFS ), which rose 3.33% or 59.45 points to trade at 1,842.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Bajaj Finance Ltd (NS:BJFN ) added 3.05% or 219.85 points to end at 7,420.00 and HCL Technologies Ltd (NS:HCLT ) was up 2.67% or 46.75 points to 1,800.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Hindalco Industries Ltd. (NS:HALC ), which fell 2.55% or 17.85 points to trade at 683.50 at the close. Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd (NS:REDY ) declined 2.32% or 163.35 points to end at 6,868.00 and Tata Motors Ltd (NS:TAMO ) was down 1.67% or 18.55 points to 1,092.80.

The top performers on the BSE Sensex 30 were Bajaj Finserv Ltd (BO:BJFS ) which rose 3.26% to 1,840.50, Bajaj Finance Ltd (BO:BJFN ) which was up 2.77% to settle at 7,405.90 and HCL Technologies Ltd (BO:HCLT ) which gained 2.72% to close at 1,799.75.

The worst performers were Tata Motors Ltd (BO:TAMO ) which was down 1.51% to 1,092.60 in late trade, NTPC Ltd (BO:NTPC ) which lost 1.45% to settle at 410.35 and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (BO:MAHM ) which was down 1.18% to 2,773.05 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the India National Stock Exchange by 1492 to 997 and 28 ended unchanged; on the Bombay Stock Exchange, 2191 fell and 1691 advanced, while 138 ended unchanged.

Shares in Bajaj Finserv Ltd (NS:BJFS ) rose to 52-week highs; rising 3.33% or 59.45 to 1,842.50. Shares in HCL Technologies Ltd (NS:HCLT ) rose to all time highs; rising 2.67% or 46.75 to 1,800.00. Shares in Bajaj Finserv Ltd (BO:BJFS ) rose to 52-week highs; rising 3.26% or 58.05 to 1,840.50. Shares in HCL Technologies Ltd (BO:HCLT ) rose to all time highs; rising 2.72% or 47.60 to 1,799.75.

The India VIX , which measures the implied volatility of Nifty 50 options, was up 5.17% to 14.09.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.23% or 5.80 to $2,533.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 0.22% or 0.16 to hit $73.39 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 0.16% or 0.12 to trade at $76.81 a barrel.

USD/INR was up 0.05% to 83.93, while EUR/INR rose 0.25% to 92.90.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.03% at 101.59.

Source: Investing.com