Investing.com – India stocks were mixed after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Real Estate, Oil & Gas and Capital Goods sectors led shares higher while losses in the IT, Banking and Consumer Durables sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NSE, the Nifty 50 gained 0.04% to hit a new all time high, while the BSE Sensex 30 index fell 0.08%.
The best performers of the session on the Nifty 50 were Cipla Ltd. (NS:CIPL), which rose 4.18% or 25.35 points to trade at 632.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. (NS:BPCL) added 2.88% or 14.35 points to end at 512.75 and Bharti Airtel Ltd. (NS:BRTI) was up 2.58% or 11.70 points to 465.95 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. (NS:ZEE), which fell 3.82% or 19.65 points to trade at 494.80 at the close. AXIS Bank Ltd (NS:AXBK) declined 1.38% or 7.20 points to end at 513.15 and Tata Motors Ltd (NS:TAMO) was down 1.09% or 4.75 points to 432.30.
The top performers on the BSE Sensex 30 were Cipla Ltd. (BO:CIPL) which rose 4.09% to 631.25, Bharti Airtel Ltd (BO:BRTI) which was up 2.86% to settle at 465.95 and Asian Paints Ltd. (BO:ASPN) which gained 2.06% to close at 1194.40.
The worst performers were AXIS Bank Ltd. (BO:AXBK) which was down 1.44% to 513.20 in late trade, Tata Motors Ltd (BO:TAMO) which lost 1.04% to settle at 432.00 and Infosys Ltd (BO:INFY) which was down 0.84% to 931.45 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the India National Stock Exchange by 792 to 781 and 22 ended unchanged; on the Bombay Stock Exchange, 1319 rose and 1257 declined, while 122 ended unchanged.
Shares in Cipla Ltd. (NS:CIPL) rose to 52-week highs; up 4.18% or 25.35 to 632.10. Shares in Bharti Airtel Ltd. (NS:BRTI) rose to 5-year highs; up 2.58% or 11.70 to 465.95. Shares in Cipla Ltd. (BO:CIPL) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 4.09% or 24.80 to 631.25. Shares in Bharti Airtel Ltd (BO:BRTI) rose to 5-year highs; up 2.86% or 12.95 to 465.95.
The India VIX, which measures the implied volatility of Nifty 50 options, was up 2.65% to 11.6100.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.85% or 11.02 to $1291.98 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.56% or 0.29 to hit $52.16 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 0.45% or 0.26 to trade at $58.08 a barrel.
USD/INR was up 0.31% to 64.906, while EUR/INR rose 0.06% to 76.3695.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 93.33.