Investing.com – India stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Auto, Oil&Gas and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NSE, the Nifty 50 added 0.68% to hit a new all time high, while the BSE Sensex 30 index added 0.67%.
The best performers of the session on the Nifty 50 were Eicher Motors Ltd. (NS:EICH), which rose 3.96% or 159.75 points to trade at 4,191.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (NS:MRTI) added 3.33% or 413.45 points to end at 12,835.05 and Mahindra&Mahindra Ltd. (NS:MAHM) was up 3.31% or 66.70 points to 2,080.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (NS:APSE), which fell 1.64% or 22.55 points to trade at 1,353.00 at the close. Nestle India Ltd (NS:NEST) declined 1.48% or 37.65 points to end at 2,500.00 and Apollo Hospitals Enterprises Ltd. (NS:APLH) was down 1.23% or 78.75 points to 6,319.00.
The top performers on the BSE Sensex 30 were Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (BO:MRTI) which rose 3.26% to 12,829.10, Mahindra&Mahindra Ltd. (BO:MAHM) which was up 3.22% to settle at 2,079.95 and NTPC Ltd (BO:NTPC) which gained 3.19% to close at 365.70.
The worst performers were Nestle India Ltd (BO:NEST) which was down 1.50% to 2,500.00 in late trade, Wipro Ltd (BO:WIPR) which lost 0.94% to settle at 480.65 and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (BO:SUN) which was down 0.51% to 1,601.00 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the India National Stock Exchange by 1236 to 946 and 58 ended unchanged; on the Bombay Stock Exchange, 1976 fell and 1810 advanced, while 120 ended unchanged.
Shares in Eicher Motors Ltd. (NS:EICH) rose to all time highs; up 3.96% or 159.75 to 4,191.00. Shares in Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (NS:MRTI) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.33% or 413.45 to 12,835.05. Shares in Mahindra&Mahindra Ltd. (NS:MAHM) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.31% or 66.70 to 2,080.00. Shares in Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (BO:MRTI) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.26% or 404.45 to 12,829.10. Shares in Mahindra&Mahindra Ltd. (BO:MAHM) rose to all time highs; rising 3.22% or 64.90 to 2,079.95. Shares in NTPC Ltd (BO:NTPC) rose to all time highs; up 3.19% or 11.30 to 365.70.
The India VIX, which measures the implied volatility of Nifty 50 options, was up 2.40% to 11.61.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.64% or 15.00 to $2,360.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 0.83% or 0.72 to hit $86.19 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 0.81% or 0.74 to trade at $90.43 a barrel.
USD/INR was up 0.03% to 83.32, while EUR/INR rose 0.02% to 90.26.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 104.10.
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