India Stocks Close Lower

Investing.com – India stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Real Estate, Banking, and Fast Moving Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NSE, the Nifty 50 declined 0.14%, while the BSE Sensex 30 index declined 0.31%.

Top Performers

The best performers of the session on the Nifty 50 were:
– Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. (NS:BPCL): rose 6.43% or 22.20 points to trade at 367.30.
– Cipla Ltd. (NS:CIPL): added 3.13% or 50.70 points to end at 1,672.50.
– Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NS:SUN): was up 2.65% or 50.30 points to 1,948.70 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session included:
– Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (NS:PGRD): fell 3.06% or 11.20 points to trade at 354.25.
– Bharti Airtel Ltd. (NS:BRTI): declined 2.06% or 36.50 points to 1,734.60.
– HDFC Bank Ltd (NS:HDBK): was down 1.73% or 30.80 points to 1,752.65.

BSE Sensex 30

Top performers:
– Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (BO:SUN): rose 2.67% to 1,949.00.
– Titan Company Ltd (BO:TITN): up 1.58% to 3,817.00.
– NTPC Ltd (BO:NTPC): gained 1.51% to 440.95.

Worst performers:
– Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (BO:PGRD): down 2.75% to 355.20.
– ICICI Bank Ltd (BO:ICBK): lost 1.80% to 1,307.00.
– Bharti Airtel Ltd (BO:BRTI): down 1.74% to 1,739.15.

Market Trends

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the India National Stock Exchange by 1273 to 1226, with 84 unchanged; on the Bombay Stock Exchange, 1883 fell and 1882 advanced, while 115 ended unchanged.

All-time highs were reached by:
– Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. (NS:BPCL): up 6.43% to 367.30.
– Cipla Ltd. (NS:CIPL): gained 3.13% to 1,672.50.
– Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NS:SUN): gained 2.65% to 1,948.70.
– NTPC Ltd (BO:NTPC): gained 1.51% to 440.95.

Volatility and Commodities

The India VIX, measuring the implied volatility of Nifty 50 options, was down 0.62% to 11.93.

• Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.30% to $2,686.90 a troy ounce.
• Crude oil for November delivery rose 0.35% to $67.91 a barrel.
• Brent oil for December rose 0.27% to $71.28 a barrel.

Currency rates:
– USD/INR was up 0.08% to 83.69.
– EUR/INR rose 0.03% to 93.47.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 100.16.