Investing.com – India stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Metals, Real Estate and Capital Goods sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NSE, the Nifty 50 gained 0.45% to hit a new all time high, while the BSE Sensex 30 index climbed 0.29%.
The best performers of the session on the Nifty 50 were Grasim Industries Ltd (NS:GRAS), which rose 8.48% or 78.15 points to trade at 999.55 at the close. Meanwhile, Hindalco Industries Ltd. (NS:HALC) added 5.63% or 11.05 points to end at 207.60 and Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd (NS:INBF) was up 5.27% or 63.10 points to 1258.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (NS:KTKM), which fell 1.85% or 24.80 points to trade at 1312.25 at the close. Hero MotoCorp Ltd (NS:HROM) declined 1.81% or 57.20 points to end at 3108.25 and Bajaj Finance Ltd (NS:BJFN) was down 1.54% or 42.45 points to 2713.35.
The top performers on the BSE Sensex 30 were Larsen & Toubro Ltd (BO:LART) which rose 3.36% to 1322.55, Asian Paints Ltd. (BO:ASPN) which was up 2.30% to settle at 1466.70 and Vedanta Ltd (BO:VDAN) which gained 2.17% to close at 216.15.
The worst performers were Hero MotoCorp Ltd (BO:HROM) which was down 1.97% to 3101.45 in late trade, Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (BO:KTKM) which lost 1.71% to settle at 1313.35 and Bajaj Auto Ltd (BO:BAJA) which was down 1.42% to 2650.80 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the India National Stock Exchange by 1329 to 286 and 46 ended unchanged; on the Bombay Stock Exchange, 1902 rose and 654 declined, while 128 ended unchanged.
Shares in Hero MotoCorp Ltd (NS:HROM) fell to 52-week lows; falling 1.81% or 57.20 to 3108.25. Shares in Hero MotoCorp Ltd (BO:HROM) fell to 52-week lows; losing 1.97% or 62.45 to 3101.45. Shares in Asian Paints Ltd. (BO:ASPN) rose to all time highs; up 2.30% or 33.00 to 1466.70. Shares in Bajaj Auto Ltd (BO:BAJA) fell to 52-week lows; falling 1.42% or 38.30 to 2650.80.
The India VIX, which measures the implied volatility of Nifty 50 options, was down 4.13% to 12.4675.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.06% or 0.70 to $1226.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.69% or 0.47 to hit $68.36 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.26% or 0.19 to trade at $73.25 a barrel.
USD/INR was down 0.06% to 68.905, while EUR/INR rose 0.24% to 80.6825.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.15% at 94.28.