Investing.com – India stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Fast Moving Consumer Goods, Banking and Metals sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NSE, the Nifty 50 fell 0.91%, while the BSE Sensex 30 index fell 0.93%.
The best performers of the session on the Nifty 50 were Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (NS:APSE), which rose 1.60% or 18.45 points to trade at 1,172.70 at the close. Meanwhile, Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (NS:ONGC) added 0.55% or 1.20 points to end at 217.65 and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NS:SUN) was up 0.52% or 6.80 points to 1,307.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were UPL Ltd (NS:UPLL), which fell 3.44% or 20.00 points to trade at 561.25 at the close. SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd (NS:SBIL) declined 2.23% or 32.45 points to end at 1,421.70 and State Bank Of India (NS:SBI) was down 2.19% or 14.05 points to 627.90.
The top performers on the BSE Sensex 30 were HCL Technologies Ltd (BO:HCLT) which rose 1.02% to 1,447.45, Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (BO:PGRD) which was up 0.46% to settle at 242.40 and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (BO:SUN) which gained 0.44% to close at 1,305.60.
The worst performers were State Bank Of India (BO:SBI) which was down 2.31% to 627.05 in late trade, ITC Ltd (BO:ITC) which lost 1.80% to settle at 465.35 and Nestle India Ltd (BO:NEST) which was down 1.79% to 2,619.20 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the India National Stock Exchange by 1288 to 877 and 39 ended unchanged; on the Bombay Stock Exchange, 1939 fell and 1901 advanced, while 98 ended unchanged.
Shares in Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (NS:APSE) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.60% or 18.45 to 1,172.70. Shares in Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (NS:ONGC) rose to 5-year highs; up 0.55% or 1.20 to 217.65. Shares in Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (BO:PGRD) rose to all time highs; up 0.46% or 1.10 to 242.40.
The India VIX, which measures the implied volatility of Nifty 50 options, was up 6.59% to 13.46.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.75% or 15.35 to $2,034.45 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 2.37% or 1.75 to hit $72.06 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 2.23% or 1.76 to trade at $77.00 a barrel.
USD/INR was down 0.06% to 83.14, while EUR/INR rose 0.20% to 90.93.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 102.19.
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