Investing.com – India stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Auto, Capital Goods and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NSE, the Nifty 50 rose 1.27% to hit a new 1-month high, while the BSE Sensex 30 index climbed 1.31%.
The best performers of the session on the Nifty 50 were UltraTech Cement Ltd (NS:ULTC), which rose 4.17% or 269.10 points to trade at 6,714.95 at the close. Meanwhile, Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd (NS:HDFC) added 2.89% or 69.35 points to end at 2,469.80 and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (NS:MAHM) was up 2.82% or 36.95 points to 1,348.60 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Apollo Hospitals Enterprises Ltd. (NS:APLH), which fell 1.08% or 49.50 points to trade at 4,517.50 at the close. Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd (NS:REDY) declined 0.59% or 26.25 points to end at 4,433.70 and NTPC Ltd (NS:NTPC) was down 0.55% or 0.95 points to 173.10.
The top performers on the BSE Sensex 30 were UltraTech Cement Ltd (BO:ULTC) which rose 4.18% to 6,713.35, Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd (BO:HDFC) which was up 2.89% to settle at 2,469.75 and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (BO:SUN) which gained 2.75% to close at 1,017.00.
The worst performers were Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd (BO:REDY) which was down 0.66% to 4,431.40 in late trade, NTPC Ltd (BO:NTPC) which lost 0.60% to settle at 173.10 and IndusInd Bank Ltd. (BO:INBK) which was down 0.43% to 1,142.70 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the India National Stock Exchange by 1006 to 885 and 61 ended unchanged; on the Bombay Stock Exchange, 1743 rose and 1648 declined, while 168 ended unchanged.
Shares in Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (NS:MAHM) rose to all time highs; up 2.82% or 36.95 to 1,348.60. Shares in Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (BO:SUN) rose to 5-year highs; up 2.75% or 27.25 to 1,017.00.
The India VIX, which measures the implied volatility of Nifty 50 options, was down 0.75% to 15.80 a new 6-months low.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.27% or 4.40 to $1,640.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 1.68% or 1.48 to hit $86.42 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 1.50% or 1.41 to trade at $92.36 a barrel.
USD/INR was up 0.71% to 82.85, while EUR/INR rose 0.39% to 82.28.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.43% at 111.08.