India Stock Market Update

Investing.com – India stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, driven by gains in the Auto, Metals, and Banking sectors.

At the close in NSE, the Nifty 50 rose 0.81% to reach a new all-time high, while the BSE Sensex 30 index gained 0.78%.

Top Performers

• Nifty 50:

  • Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (NS:MRTI): +4.68% or 598.50 points to trade at 13,383.80.
  • Grasim Industries Ltd (NS:GRAS): +3.15% or 83.85 points to end at 2,745.85.
  • Tata Motors Ltd (NS:TAMO): +3.07% or 29.55 points to 993.15.

• BSE Sensex 30:

  • Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (BO:MRTI): +4.55% to 13,357.00.
  • Tata Motors Ltd (BO:TAMO): +2.85% to 991.00.
  • Bajaj Finserv Ltd (BO:BJFS): +2.58% to 1,976.00.

Worst Performers

• Nifty 50:

  • Cipla Ltd. (NS:CIPL): -1.30% or 21.40 points to 1,621.80.
  • Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (NS:ONGC): -1.17% or 3.50 points to 295.20.
  • Larsen & Toubro Ltd (NS:LART): -0.84% or 31.70 points to 3,762.15.

• BSE Sensex 30:

  • Larsen & Toubro Ltd (BO:LART): -0.94% to 3,760.25.
  • NTPC Ltd (BO:NTPC): -0.66% to 433.40.
  • Infosys Ltd (BO:INFY): -0.21% to 1,892.10.

Market Overview

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the India National Stock Exchange with a ratio of 1536 to 934. On the Bombay Stock Exchange, 2232 fell while 1567 advanced.

Notable Market Trends

• Shares in Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. reached all-time highs with gains of 4.68%.
• The India VIX, measuring implied volatility of Nifty 50 options, decreased 7.12% to 11.84.

Commodities Update

• Gold Futures (December delivery): +0.40% or 10.65 to $2,695.35.
• Crude Oil (November delivery): -1.54% or 1.07 to $68.62.
• Brent Oil (December contract): -1.47% or 1.07 to $71.83.

Foreign Exchange Update

• USD/INR remained unchanged at 83.63.
• EUR/INR rose 0.13% to 93.23.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.14% at 100.49.