Investing.com – India stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NSE, the added 1.48% to hit a new all time high, while the index gained 1.63%.
The best performers of the session on the were Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (NS:), which rose 5.48% or 153.35 points to trade at 2,950.85 at the close. Meanwhile, ICICI Bank Ltd (NS:) added 3.60% or 46.45 points to end at 1,338.45 and JSW Steel Ltd (NS:) was up 3.50% or 33.15 points to 981.55 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Grasim Industries Ltd (NS:), which fell 2.22% or 60.70 points to trade at 2,678.25 at the close. State Bank Of India (NS:) declined 1.04% or 8.25 points to end at 781.70 and IndusInd Bank Ltd. (NS:) was down 0.31% or 4.55 points to 1,480.20.
The top performers on the BSE Sensex 30 were Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (BO:) which rose 5.37% to 2,946.60, ICICI Bank Ltd (BO:) which was up 4.47% to settle at 1,349.25 and JSW Steel Ltd (BO:) which gained 3.85% to close at 983.65.
The worst performers were State Bank Of India (BO:) which was down 0.70% to 784.85 in late trade, Bajaj Finance Ltd (BO:) which lost 0.18% to settle at 7,574.35 and NTPC Ltd (BO:) which was unchanged 0.00% to 424.00 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the India National Stock Exchange by 1614 to 868 and 79 ended unchanged; on the Bombay Stock Exchange, 2318 rose and 1455 declined, while 106 ended unchanged.
Shares in ICICI Bank Ltd (NS:) rose to all time highs; up 3.60% or 46.45 to 1,338.45. Shares in JSW Steel Ltd (NS:) rose to all time highs; up 3.50% or 33.15 to 981.55. Shares in ICICI Bank Ltd (BO:) rose to all time highs; up 4.47% or 57.70 to 1,349.25. Shares in JSW Steel Ltd (BO:) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.85% or 36.50 to 983.65. Shares in NTPC Ltd (BO:) unchanged to all time highs; unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to 424.00.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Nifty 50 options, was up 2.25% to 12.75.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.72% or 18.85 to $2,633.45 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.53% or 0.38 to hit $70.78 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 0.52% or 0.39 to trade at $74.49 a barrel.
USD/INR was down 0.09% to 83.54, while EUR/INR fell 0.11% to 93.23.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 100.52.
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