Investing.com – India stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Capital Goods, Consumer Durables and Auto sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NSE, the Nifty 50 added 0.29% to hit a new all time high, while the BSE Sensex 30 index climbed 0.24%.
The best performers of the session on the Nifty 50 were Eicher Motors Ltd. (NS:EICH), which rose 2.78% or 133.60 points to trade at 4,935.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (NS:MAHM) added 2.34% or 66.90 points to end at 2,928.60 and Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (NS:APSE) was up 1.87% or 26.25 points to 1,430.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tech Mahindra Ltd (NS:TEML), which fell 1.26% or 17.50 points to trade at 1,371.45 at the close. Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (NS:TCS) declined 1.19% or 46.10 points to end at 3,832.05 and Wipro Ltd (NS:WIPR) was down 1.06% or 5.10 points to 477.50.
The top performers on the BSE Sensex 30 were Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (BO:MAHM) which rose 2.18% to 2,926.40, Titan Company Ltd (BO:TITN) which was up 1.79% to settle at 3,533.75 and HDFC Bank Ltd (BO:HDBK) which gained 0.89% to close at 1,594.90.
The worst performers were Tech Mahindra Ltd (BO:TEML) which was down 1.35% to 1,371.35 in late trade, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (BO:TCS) which lost 1.17% to settle at 3,832.00 and Wipro Ltd (BO:WIPR) which was down 1.05% to 477.35 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the India National Stock Exchange by 0 to 0; on the Bombay Stock Exchange, 0 fell and 0 advanced.
Shares in Eicher Motors Ltd. (NS:EICH) rose to all time highs; up 2.78% or 133.60 to 4,935.10. Shares in Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (NS:MAHM) rose to all time highs; rising 2.34% or 66.90 to 2,928.60. Shares in Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (BO:MAHM) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.18% or 62.35 to 2,926.40.
The India VIX, which measures the implied volatility of Nifty 50 options, was down 4.93% to 12.82 a new 1-month low.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.52% or 12.25 to $2,336.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 0.17% or 0.13 to hit $77.92 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 0.17% or 0.14 to trade at $82.48 a barrel.
USD/INR was unchanged 0.00% to 83.55, while EUR/INR rose 0.08% to 89.44.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 105.22.