Investing.com – India stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Real Estate, Fast Moving Consumer Goods and Consumer Durables sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NSE, the Nifty 50 declined 0.32%, while the BSE Sensex 30 index lost 0.08%.
The best performers of the session on the Nifty 50 were Tech Mahindra Ltd (NS:TEML), which rose 4.24% or 62.80 points to trade at 1542.45 at the close. Meanwhile, Larsen & Toubro Ltd (NS:LART) added 3.22% or 57.60 points to end at 1846.05 and Infosys Ltd (NS:INFY) was up 1.67% or 30.00 points to 1822.15 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ITC Ltd (NS:ITC), which fell 6.32% or 16.60 points to trade at 245.95 at the close. Tata Motors Ltd (NS:TAMO) declined 4.95% or 25.20 points to end at 484.40 and Eicher Motors Ltd. (NS:EICH) was down 4.34% or 122.65 points to 2703.70.
The top performers on the BSE Sensex 30 were Tech Mahindra Ltd (BO:TEML) which rose 4.12% to 1539.25, Larsen & Toubro Ltd (BO:LART) which was up 3.26% to settle at 1846.40 and Bajaj Finserv Ltd (BO:BJFS) which gained 1.99% to close at 19054.05.
The worst performers were ITC Ltd (BO:ITC) which was down 6.23% to 246.10 in late trade, Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (BO:HLL) which lost 4.06% to settle at 2546.45 and Titan Company Ltd (BO:TITN) which was down 3.97% to 2486.20 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the India National Stock Exchange by 1421 to 324 and 36 ended unchanged; on the Bombay Stock Exchange, 2274 fell and 907 advanced, while 112 ended unchanged.
Shares in Tech Mahindra Ltd (NS:TEML) rose to all time highs; rising 4.24% or 62.80 to 1542.45. Shares in Larsen & Toubro Ltd (NS:LART) rose to all time highs; rising 3.22% or 57.60 to 1846.05. Shares in Infosys Ltd (NS:INFY) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.67% or 30.00 to 1822.15. Shares in Tech Mahindra Ltd (BO:TEML) rose to all time highs; rising 4.12% or 60.95 to 1539.25. Shares in Larsen & Toubro Ltd (BO:LART) rose to all time highs; up 3.26% or 58.30 to 1846.40. Shares in Bajaj Finserv Ltd (BO:BJFS) rose to all time highs; up 1.99% or 371.30 to 19054.05.
The India VIX, which measures the implied volatility of Nifty 50 options, was up 1.15% to 17.3825.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.71% or 12.55 to $1778.25 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 1.14% or 0.93 to hit $82.62 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 0.76% or 0.64 to trade at $84.97 a barrel.
USD/INR was down 0.20% to 75.037, while EUR/INR rose 0.21% to 87.4705.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.41% at 93.558.