Investing.com – India stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Metals, Real Estate and Auto sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NSE, the Nifty 50 lost 0.25%, while the BSE Sensex 30 index lost 0.40%.
The best performers of the session on the Nifty 50 were Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd (NS:INBF), which rose 4.03% or 46.45 points to trade at 1199.65 at the close. Meanwhile, Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (NS:ONGC) added 2.66% or 4.15 points to end at 160.30 and Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. (NS:BPCL) was up 2.25% or 8.85 points to 402.35 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tata Steel Ltd (NS:TISC), which fell 5.33% or 28.35 points to trade at 504.25 at the close. Hindalco Industries Ltd. (NS:HALC) declined 3.01% or 6.60 points to end at 212.40 and Vedanta Ltd (NS:VDAN) was down 2.95% or 6.20 points to 203.70.
The top performers on the BSE Sensex 30 were Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (BO:ONGC) which rose 2.69% to 160.30, Asian Paints Ltd. (BO:ASPN) which was up 0.95% to settle at 1391.00 and Yes Bank Ltd (BO:YESB) which gained 0.92% to close at 384.25.
The worst performers were Tata Steel Ltd (BO:TISC) which was down 5.22% to 504.70 in late trade, Tata Motors Ltd DVR (BO:TAMdv) which lost 3.90% to settle at 137.95 and Vedanta Ltd (BO:VDAN) which was down 2.74% to 204.40 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the India National Stock Exchange by 1161 to 444 and 43 ended unchanged; on the Bombay Stock Exchange, 1665 fell and 840 advanced, while 132 ended unchanged.
Shares in Vedanta Ltd (NS:VDAN) fell to 52-week lows; falling 2.95% or 6.20 to 203.70. Shares in Asian Paints Ltd. (BO:ASPN) rose to all time highs; gaining 0.95% or 13.10 to 1391.00. Shares in Tata Motors Ltd DVR (BO:TAMdv) fell to 3-years lows; falling 3.90% or 5.60 to 137.95. Shares in Yes Bank Ltd (BO:YESB) rose to all time highs; up 0.92% or 3.50 to 384.25. Shares in Vedanta Ltd (BO:VDAN) fell to 52-week lows; losing 2.74% or 5.75 to 204.40.
The India VIX, which measures the implied volatility of Nifty 50 options, was up 6.69% to 13.6825.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.36% or 4.40 to $1222.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 0.52% or 0.35 to hit $66.81 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 0.42% or 0.30 to trade at $71.86 a barrel.
USD/INR was up 0.32% to 68.585, while EUR/INR fell 0.12% to 79.7070.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.36% at 95.07.