Investing.com – India stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Capital Goods, Banking and Public Sector Undertakings sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NSE, the Nifty 50 gained 0.82% to hit a new all time high, while the BSE Sensex 30 index climbed 0.89%.
The best performers of the session on the Nifty 50 were AXIS Bank Ltd (NS:AXBK), which rose 4.37% or 24.60 points to trade at 585.20 at the close. Meanwhile, State Bank Of India (NS:SBI) added 4.04% or 11.95 points to end at 307.10 and ICICI Bank Ltd (NS:ICBK) was up 2.77% or 9.25 points to 343.25 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. (NS:ZEE), which fell 3.47% or 21.30 points to trade at 593.10 at the close. Wipro Ltd (NS:WIPR) declined 1.81% or 6.00 points to end at 325.70 and Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (NS:HLL) was down 0.45% or 6.15 points to 1371.20.
The top performers on the BSE Sensex 30 were AXIS Bank Ltd. (BO:AXBK) which rose 4.65% to 584.75, State Bank Of India (BO:SBI) which was up 3.44% to settle at 306.35 and ICICI Bank Ltd (BO:ICBK) which gained 2.68% to close at 343.10.
The worst performers were Wipro Ltd (BO:WIPR) which was down 1.85% to 325.75 in late trade, HDFC Bank Ltd (BO:HDBK) which lost 0.88% to settle at 1887.00 and Hero MotoCorp Ltd (BO:HROM) which was down 0.80% to 3566.05 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the India National Stock Exchange by 807 to 802 and 33 ended unchanged; on the Bombay Stock Exchange, 1422 rose and 1403 declined, while 138 ended unchanged.
Shares in AXIS Bank Ltd (NS:AXBK) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 4.37% or 24.60 to 585.20. Shares in ICICI Bank Ltd (NS:ICBK) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.77% or 9.25 to 343.25. Shares in AXIS Bank Ltd. (BO:AXBK) rose to 52-week highs; rising 4.65% or 26.00 to 584.75. Shares in ICICI Bank Ltd (BO:ICBK) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.68% or 8.95 to 343.10.
The India VIX, which measures the implied volatility of Nifty 50 options, was down 1.60% to 13.8600.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.13% or 1.80 to $1338.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 0.53% or 0.34 to hit $63.39 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.71% or 0.49 to trade at $68.66 a barrel.
USD/INR was down 0.20% to 63.875, while EUR/INR fell 0.37% to 78.1981.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 90.36.