(MENAFN- FxPro) India stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Metals, Healthcare and Consumer Durables sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NSE, the S&P CNX Nifty fell 0.05%, while the BSE Sensex 30 index declined 0.09%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P CNX Nifty were Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. (NSE:BPCL), which rose 3.28% or 27.50 points to trade at 866.70 at the close. Meanwhile, Reliance Industries Ltd (NSE:RELI) added 1.82% or 16.35 points to end at 912.70 and Tech Mahindra Limited (NSE:TEML) was up 1.81% or 9.90 points to 557.25 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were NMDC Ltd (NSE:NMDC), which fell 4.48% or 5.50 points to trade at 117.35 at the close. Punjab National Bank (NSE:PNBK) declined 3.34% or 5.00 points to end at 144.85 and TATA STEEL LIMITED (NSE:TISC) was down 2.59% or 8.20 points to 308.05.
The top performers on the BSE Sensex 30 were Wipro Ltd. (BO:WIPR) which rose 1.86% to 555.65, Reliance Industries Ltd (BO:RELI) which was up 1.85% to settle at 912.50 and Housing Development Finance Corp. (BO:HDFC) which gained 1.18% to close at 1217.75.
The worst performers were TATA STEEL LIMITED (BO:TISC) which was down 2.58% to 308.25 in late trade, Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (BO:ONGC) which lost 2.16% to settle at 301.40 and Vedanta Ltd (BO:VDAN) which was down 1.89% to 184.00 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the India National Stock Exchange by 736 to 668 and 12 ended unchanged; on the Bombay Stock Exchange, 389 fell and 331 advanced, while 2 ended unchanged.
Shares in Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. (NSE:BPCL) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.28% or 27.50 to 866.70. Shares in NMDC Ltd (NSE:NMDC) fell to 52-week lows; falling 4.48% or 5.50 to 117.35. Shares in TATA STEEL LIMITED (NSE:TISC) fell to 52-week lows; losing 2.59% or 8.20 to 308.05. Shares in TATA STEEL LIMITED (BO:TISC) fell to 52-week lows; losing 2.58% or 8.15 to 308.25. Shares in Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (BO:ONGC) fell to 52-week lows; down 2.16% or 6.65 to 301.40. Shares in Vedanta Ltd (BO:VDAN) fell to 52-week lows; losing 1.89% or 3.55 to 184.00.
The India Vix, which measures the implied volatility of S&P CNX Nifty options, was up 3.53% to 18.1225.
Gold for August delivery was down 0.16% or 1.90 to $1183.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 0.23% or 0.14 to hit $59.77 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 0.20% or 0.12 to trade at $63.92 a barrel.
USD/INR was down 0.08% to 64.010, while EUR/INR rose 0.70% to 72.6630.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.51% at 94.86.
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