Investing.com – India stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NSE, the added 0.11% to hit a new all time high, while the index climbed 0.06%.
The best performers of the session on the were Coal India Ltd (NS:), which rose 2.99% or 14.90 points to trade at 512.65 at the close. Meanwhile, Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. (NS:) added 2.68% or 8.25 points to end at 316.00 and Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (NS:) was up 2.44% or 63.90 points to 2,684.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Shriram Finance Ltd. (NS:), which fell 2.16% or 62.40 points to trade at 2,819.90 at the close. Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (NS:) declined 2.15% or 39.55 points to end at 1,804.00 and Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd (NS:) was down 2.13% or 144.85 points to 6,649.90.
The top performers on the BSE Sensex 30 were Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (BO:) which rose 2.43% to 2,682.55, Bharti Airtel Ltd (BO:) which was up 2.04% to settle at 1,466.50 and Tech Mahindra Ltd (BO:) which gained 1.17% to close at 1,516.45.
The worst performers were Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (BO:) which was down 2.07% to 1,806.00 in late trade, Reliance Industries Ltd (BO:) which lost 1.37% to settle at 3,149.90 and NTPC Ltd (BO:) which was down 1.34% to 380.50 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the India National Stock Exchange by 1093 to 1089 and 19 ended unchanged; on the Bombay Stock Exchange, 1933 rose and 1833 declined, while 91 ended unchanged.
Shares in Coal India Ltd (NS:) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.99% or 14.90 to 512.65. Shares in Tech Mahindra Ltd (BO:) rose to 52-week highs; rising 1.17% or 17.60 to 1,516.45.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Nifty 50 options, was up 0.25% to 14.22.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.69% or 16.70 to $2,445.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 0.94% or 0.76 to hit $80.08 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 0.87% or 0.74 to trade at $84.11 a barrel.
USD/INR was down 0.01% to 83.58, while EUR/INR rose 0.05% to 91.11.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 103.96.
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