Investing.com – India stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Metals, Auto and Real Estate sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NSE, the S&P CNX Nifty lost 1.74%, while the BSE Sensex 30 index declined 1.72%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P CNX Nifty were Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (NSE:HLL), which rose 0.36% or 3.30 points to trade at 927.65 at the close. Meanwhile, Cipla Ltd. (NSE:CIPL) fell 0.05% or 0.30 points to end at 646.20 and Wipro Ltd . (NSE:WIPR) was down 0.19% or 1.05 points to 552.75 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Vedanta Ltd (NSE:VDAN), which fell 8.10% or 12.85 points to trade at 145.70 at the close. Yes Bank Ltd. (NSE:YESB) declined 7.48% or 64.50 points to end at 797.50 and Cairn India Limited (NSE:CAIL) was down 6.46% or 11.60 points to 168.00.
The top performers on the BSE Sensex 30 were Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (BO:HLL) which rose 0.04% to 924.00, Wipro Ltd. (BO:WIPR) which was down 0.03% to settle at 553.30 and Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. (BO:REDY) which lost 0.30% to close at 3721.40.
The worst performers were Vedanta Ltd (BO:VDAN) which was down 7.85% to 146.10 in late trade, Tata Motors Ltd. (BO:TAMO) which lost 6.17% to settle at 405.15 and Hindalco Industries Ltd. (BO:HALC) which was down 5.13% to 101.75 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the India National Stock Exchange by 1048 to 382 and 8 ended unchanged; on the Bombay Stock Exchange, 580 fell and 165 advanced.
Shares in Vedanta Ltd (NSE:VDAN) fell to 52-week lows; down 8.10% or 12.85 to 145.70. Shares in Cairn India Limited (NSE:CAIL) fell to 5-year lows; falling 6.46% or 11.60 to 168.00. Shares in Vedanta Ltd (BO:VDAN) fell to 52-week lows; falling 7.85% or 12.45 to 146.10. Shares in Tata Motors Ltd. (BO:TAMO) fell to 52-week lows; down 6.17% or 26.65 to 405.15. Shares in Hindalco Industries Ltd. (BO:HALC) fell to 52-week lows; losing 5.13% or 5.50 to 101.75.
The India Vix, which measures the implied volatility of S&P CNX Nifty options, was up 9.09% to 17.7900.
Gold for August delivery was up 0.16% or 1.90 to $1154.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.60% or 0.32 to hit $52.65 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 0.77% or 0.43 to trade at $57.28 a barrel.
USD/INR was up 0.26% to 63.590, while EUR/INR rose 0.27% to 70.0890.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.13% at 96.75.