Investing.com – India stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Technology, Banking and Carbon sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NSE, the Nifty 50 added 0.76% to hit a new all time high, while the BSE Sensex 30 index gained 0.78%.
The best performers of the session on the Nifty 50 were LTIMindtree Ltd (NS:LTIM), which rose 3.50% or 194.55 points to trade at 5,756.90 at the close. Meanwhile, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (NS:TCS) added 3.28% or 137.10 points to end at 4,315.55 and Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (NS:ONGC) was up 2.80% or 9.05 points to 331.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Coal India Ltd (NS:COAL), which fell 1.48% or 7.60 points to trade at 504.85 at the close. Asian Paints Ltd. (NS:ASPN) declined 1.44% or 42.90 points to end at 2,931.55 and Hero MotoCorp Ltd (NS:HROM) was down 1.36% or 75.90 points to 5,502.20.
The top performers on the BSE Sensex 30 were Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (BO:TCS) which rose 2.95% to 4,298.35, Bajaj Finserv Ltd (BO:BJFS) which was up 2.31% to settle at 1,647.10 and Wipro Ltd (BO:WIPR) which gained 2.27% to close at 572.30.
The worst performers were Asian Paints Ltd. (BO:ASPN) which was down 1.59% to 2,927.25 in late trade, JSW Steel Ltd (BO:JSTL) which lost 0.89% to settle at 926.20 and NTPC Ltd (BO:NTPC) which was down 0.54% to 378.40 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the India National Stock Exchange by 1619 to 648 and 17 ended unchanged; on the Bombay Stock Exchange, 2440 fell and 1330 advanced, while 88 ended unchanged.
Shares in Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (NS:TCS) rose to all time highs; up 3.28% or 137.10 to 4,315.55. Shares in Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (NS:ONGC) rose to all time highs; rising 2.80% or 9.05 to 331.70. Shares in Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (BO:TCS) rose to all time highs; up 2.95% or 123.00 to 4,298.35. Shares in Wipro Ltd (BO:WIPR) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.27% or 12.70 to 572.30.
The India VIX, which measures the implied volatility of Nifty 50 options, was up 2.02% to 14.51.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.23% or 5.65 to $2,465.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 0.06% or 0.05 to hit $81.39 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 0.08% or 0.07 to trade at $85.01 a barrel.
USD/INR was up 0.06% to 83.65, while EUR/INR fell 0.03% to 91.43.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 103.54.