Investing.com – India stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NSE, the added 0.62% to hit a new all time high, while the index added 0.80%.
The best performers of the session on the were Reliance Industries Ltd (NS:), which rose 4.12% or 119.75 points to trade at 3,028.05 at the close. Meanwhile, Bharti Airtel Ltd. (NS:) added 3.33% or 47.05 points to end at 1,462.00 and UltraTech Cement Ltd (NS:) was up 2.84% or 307.80 points to 11,154.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Apollo Hospitals Enterprises Ltd. (NS:), which fell 2.52% or 158.55 points to trade at 6,136.80 at the close. Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (NS:) declined 1.99% or 57.90 points to end at 2,851.50 and Tata Steel Ltd (NS:) was down 1.78% or 3.12 points to 172.56.
The top performers on the BSE Sensex 30 were Reliance Industries Ltd (BO:) which rose 3.87% to 3,020.95, Bharti Airtel Ltd (BO:) which was up 3.31% to settle at 1,462.00 and UltraTech Cement Ltd (BO:) which gained 2.68% to close at 11,139.00.
The worst performers were Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (BO:) which was down 1.89% to 2,855.00 in late trade, Tata Steel Ltd (BO:) which lost 1.59% to settle at 172.90 and Tech Mahindra Ltd (BO:) which was down 1.28% to 1,410.00 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the India National Stock Exchange by 1226 to 1021 and 30 ended unchanged; on the Bombay Stock Exchange, 1914 fell and 1825 advanced, while 117 ended unchanged.
Shares in Reliance Industries Ltd (NS:) rose to all time highs; rising 4.12% or 119.75 to 3,028.05. Shares in Bharti Airtel Ltd. (NS:) rose to all time highs; rising 3.33% or 47.05 to 1,462.00. Shares in Bharti Airtel Ltd (BO:) rose to all time highs; rising 3.31% or 46.90 to 1,462.00.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Nifty 50 options, was down 1.87% to 14.05.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.42% or 9.85 to $2,320.95 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.93% or 0.75 to hit $81.58 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.88% or 0.74 to trade at $84.96 a barrel.
USD/INR was up 0.22% to 83.61, while EUR/INR fell 0.04% to 89.35.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.28% at 105.56.
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