Investing.com – India stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NSE, the fell 1.38% to hit a new 1-month low, while the index declined 1.36%.
The best performers of the session on the were Axis Bank Ltd (NS:), which rose 0.83% or 8.60 points to trade at 1,049.30 at the close. Meanwhile, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (NS:) added 0.60% or 25.45 points to end at 4,291.10 and IndusInd Bank Ltd. (NS:) was up 0.44% or 4.10 points to 941.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Adani Enterprises Ltd (NS:), which fell 6.29% or 149.25 points to trade at 2,225.15 at the close. Trent Ltd (NS:) declined 5.46% or 359.70 points to end at 6,224.40 and Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. (NS:) was down 4.45% or 12.35 points to 265.30.
The top performers on the BSE Sensex 30 were Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (BO:) which rose 0.71% to 4,296.00, IndusInd Bank Ltd. (BO:) which was up 0.68% to settle at 944.00 and Axis Bank Ltd. (BO:) which gained 0.36% to close at 1,044.55.
The worst performers were Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (BO:) which was down 4.07% to 287.60 in late trade, Tata Steel Ltd (BO:) which lost 3.57% to settle at 122.85 and NTPC Ltd (BO:) which was down 3.23% to 298.25 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the India National Stock Exchange by 2162 to 132 and 127 ended unchanged; on the Bombay Stock Exchange, 3378 fell and 534 advanced, while 129 ended unchanged.
Shares in Tata Steel Ltd (BO:) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.57% or 4.55 to 122.85. Shares in NTPC Ltd (BO:) fell to 52-week lows; losing 3.23% or 9.95 to 298.25.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Nifty 50 options, was up 7.32% to 16.01.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.39% or 10.60 to $2,704.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 1.74% or 1.32 to hit $77.07 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 1.86% or 1.48 to trade at $81.24 a barrel.
USD/INR was up 0.53% to 86.62, while EUR/INR rose 0.10% to 88.36.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.32% at 109.83.
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