
Investing.com – India stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Real Estate, IT and Metals sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NSE, the Nifty 50 gained 0.44%, while the BSE Sensex 30 index gained 0.34%.
The best performers of the session on the Nifty 50 were Wipro Ltd (NS:WIPR), which rose 6.43% or 27.90 points to trade at 461.90 at the close. Meanwhile, HCL Technologies Ltd (NS:HCLT) added 2.67% or 37.95 points to end at 1,460.00 and Bajaj Auto Ltd (NS:BAJA) was up 2.37% or 148.00 points to 6,394.35 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Grasim Industries Ltd (NS:GRAS), which fell 1.83% or 38.10 points to trade at 2,047.50 at the close. HDFC Bank Ltd (NS:HDBK) declined 1.07% or 18.00 points to end at 1,668.70 and Bajaj Finance Ltd (NS:BJFN) was down 1.04% or 76.55 points to 7,290.60.
The top performers on the BSE Sensex 30 were Wipro Ltd (BO:WIPR) which rose 6.59% to 462.70, HCL Technologies Ltd (BO:HCLT) which was up 2.83% to settle at 1,462.00 and Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (BO:MRTI) which gained 2.01% to close at 10,214.90.
The worst performers were State Bank Of India (BO:SBI) which was down 1.13% to 636.65 in late trade, Bajaj Finance Ltd (BO:BJFN) which lost 1.00% to settle at 7,295.25 and ICICI Bank Ltd (BO:ICBK) which was down 0.98% to 993.85 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the India National Stock Exchange by 0 to 0; on the Bombay Stock Exchange, 0 fell and 0 advanced.
Shares in Wipro Ltd (NS:WIPR) rose to 52-week highs; up 6.43% or 27.90 to 461.90. Shares in Wipro Ltd (BO:WIPR) rose to 52-week highs; rising 6.59% or 28.60 to 462.70.
The India VIX, which measures the implied volatility of Nifty 50 options, was down 0.36% to 13.71.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.64% or 13.20 to $2,064.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 0.54% or 0.40 to hit $73.49 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.26% or 0.21 to trade at $78.80 a barrel.
USD/INR was unchanged 0.00% to 83.17, while EUR/INR rose 0.07% to 91.67.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 101.36.
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