Investing.com – India stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Metals, Healthcare and IT sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NSE, the Nifty 50 added 0.21% to hit a new 1-month high, while the BSE Sensex 30 index gained 0.27%.
The best performers of the session on the Nifty 50 were Adani Port and Special Economic Zone Ltd (NS:APSE), which rose 2.89% or 10.75 points to trade at 383.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Tech Mahindra Ltd (NS:TEML) added 2.87% or 18.75 points to end at 671.55 and Wipro Ltd (NS:WIPR) was up 2.54% or 7.30 points to 294.15 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. (NS:BPCL), which fell 3.16% or 13.25 points to trade at 405.40 at the close. Bajaj Finserv Ltd (NS:BJFS) declined 1.64% or 88.75 points to end at 5316.80 and HCL Technologies Ltd (NS:HCLT) was down 1.86% or 18.80 points to 991.25.
The top performers on the BSE Sensex 30 were Adani Port and Special Economic Zone Ltd (BO:APSE) which rose 2.66% to 381.95, Wipro Ltd (BO:WIPR) which was up 2.28% to settle at 293.35 and Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (BO:KTKM) which gained 1.69% to close at 1150.50.
The worst performers were State Bank Of India (BO:SBI) which was down 1.22% to 251.20 in late trade, AXIS Bank Ltd. (BO:AXBK) which lost 1.17% to settle at 541.90 and Yes Bank Ltd (BO:YESB) which was down 0.66% to 309.40 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the India National Stock Exchange by 833 to 760 and 60 ended unchanged; on the Bombay Stock Exchange, 1403 fell and 1241 advanced, while 125 ended unchanged.
Shares in Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. (NS:BPCL) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.16% or 13.25 to 405.40. Shares in Tech Mahindra Ltd (NS:TEML) rose to 3-years highs; rising 2.87% or 18.75 to 671.55. Shares in Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (BO:KTKM) rose to all time highs; up 1.69% or 19.15 to 1150.50.
The India VIX, which measures the implied volatility of Nifty 50 options, was down 2.88% to 14.1400 a new 1-month low.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.12% or 1.60 to $1343.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.55% or 0.37 to hit $67.44 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.44% or 0.32 to trade at $72.34 a barrel.
USD/INR was down 0.13% to 65.205, while EUR/INR fell 0.04% to 80.4440.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.09% at 89.41.