Investing.com – India stocks were mixed after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Real Estate, Power and Consumer Durables sectors led shares higher while losses in the IT, Technology and Auto sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NSE, the Nifty 50 gained 0.07%, while the BSE Sensex 30 index declined 0.04%.
The best performers of the session on the Nifty 50 were Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd (NS:INBF), which rose 11.86% or 73.65 points to trade at 694.30 at the close. Meanwhile, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. (NS:ZEE) added 2.95% or 10.10 points to end at 352.60 and Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. (NS:BPCL) was up 1.81% or 6.90 points to 388.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Yes Bank Ltd (NS:YESB), which fell 13.47% or 18.15 points to trade at 117.10 at the close. IndusInd Bank Ltd. (NS:INBK) declined 4.62% or 72.50 points to end at 1488.85 and UPL Ltd (NS:UPLL) was down 1.70% or 17.40 points to 1005.00.
The top performers on the BSE Sensex 30 were Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (BO:PGRD) which rose 1.54% to 193.95, Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (BO:KTKM) which was up 1.33% to settle at 1502.45 and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (BO:MAHM) which gained 1.33% to close at 640.90.
The worst performers were Yes Bank Ltd (BO:YESB) which was down 12.96% to 117.20 in late trade, IndusInd Bank Ltd. (BO:INBK) which lost 4.96% to settle at 1490.05 and Infosys Ltd (BO:INFY) which was down 1.49% to 742.70 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the India National Stock Exchange by 1074 to 503 and 60 ended unchanged; on the Bombay Stock Exchange, 1559 fell and 880 advanced, while 149 ended unchanged.
Shares in Yes Bank Ltd (NS:YESB) fell to 3-years lows; falling 13.47% or 18.15 to 117.10. Shares in Yes Bank Ltd (BO:YESB) fell to 3-years lows; down 12.96% or 17.45 to 117.20.
The India VIX, which measures the implied volatility of Nifty 50 options, was down 3.27% to 13.6600 a new 6-months low.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.21% or 2.85 to $1339.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 2.99% or 1.53 to hit $52.67 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 3.44% or 2.06 to trade at $62.03 a barrel.
USD/INR was down 0.23% to 69.550, while EUR/INR rose 0.26% to 78.5045.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.00% at 96.968.