Indian Stock Market Update

Investing.com – India stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, led by gains in the Technology, IT, and Capital Goods sectors.

Market Close

At the close in NSE, the Nifty 50 added 0.03% to hit a new all-time high, while the BSE Sensex 30 index climbed 0.02%.

Nifty 50 Performance

The best performers of the session on the Nifty 50 were:
– Bajaj Finserv Ltd (NS:BJFS): rose 2.38% or 40.20 points, closing at 1,726.40.
– SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd (NS:SBIL): added 2.17% or 38.95 points, ending at 1,835.20.
– Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (NS:MRTI): up 1.98% or 242.20 points, trading at 12,486.00.

The worst performers were:
– JSW Steel Ltd (NS:JSTL): fell 2.04% or 19.70 points to 943.80.
– Titan Company Ltd (NS:TITN): declined 1.93% or 70.20 points, closing at 3,560.00.
– Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (NS:HLL): down 1.92% or 54.15 points to 2,767.00.

BSE Sensex 30 Performance

The top performers were:
– Bajaj Finserv Ltd (BO:BJFS): rose 2.37% to 1,726.70.
– Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (BO:MRTI): up 1.87% to 12,476.00.
– Larsen & Toubro Ltd (BO:LART): gained 1.61% to close at 3,698.70.

The worst performers were:
– Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (BO:HLL): down 2.01% to 2,764.00.
– JSW Steel Ltd (BO:JSTL): lost 1.96% to 944.20.
– Titan Company Ltd (BO:TITN): down 1.89% to 3,561.50.

Market Breadth

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the India National Stock Exchange by 1355 to 1098, with 26 unchanged. On the Bombay Stock Exchange, 2043 rose, 1748 declined, and 86 ended unchanged.

Additional Highlights

• Shares in SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd (NS:SBIL) reached all-time highs, up 2.17% to 1,835.20.
• The India VIX, measuring the implied volatility of Nifty 50 options, was down 0.72% to 13.69.

Commodity Update

• Gold Futures (December delivery): down 0.50% or 12.65 to $2,542.55 per troy ounce.
• Crude oil (October delivery): fell 0.79% or 0.61 to $76.81 per barrel.
• Brent oil (November contract) fell 0.66% or 0.53 to $79.83 per barrel.

Currency Update

• USD/INR was up 0.07% to 83.92.
• EUR/INR rose 0.09% to 93.68.
• US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 100.73.