India Stock Market Summary

Investing.com – India stocks closed higher on Thursday, driven by gains in the Auto, Power, and Public Sector Undertakings sectors.

At the close in NSE, the Nifty 50 rose 0.14%, while the BSE Sensex 30 increased by 0.06%.

Nifty 50 Best Performers

• Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (NS:APSE): +5.22% (61.75 points), closing at 1,243.95
• Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (NS:MAHM): +1.60% (46.95 points), closing at 2,975.65
• SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd (NS:SBIL): +1.59% (22.05 points), closing at 1,409.05

Nifty 50 Worst Performers

• Asian Paints Ltd. (NS:ASPN): -0.95% (21.60 points), closing at 2,262.40
• Titan Company Ltd (NS:TITN): -0.91% (30.35 points), closing at 3,323.05
• JSW Steel Ltd (NS:JSTL): -0.80% (7.40 points), closing at 914.45

BSE Sensex 30 Best Performers

• Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (BO:MAHM): +1.68% (closing at 2,979.60)
• Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (BO:MRTI): +1.49% (closing at 10,895.00)
• Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (BO:SUN): +1.31% (closing at 1,841.50)

BSE Sensex 30 Worst Performers

• Titan Company Ltd (BO:TITN): -1.06% (closing at 3,320.50)
• Asian Paints Ltd. (BO:ASPN): -0.99% (closing at 2,261.60)
• JSW Steel Ltd (BO:JSTL): -0.79% (closing at 915.00)

Falling stocks outnumbered advancers on the India National Stock Exchange by 1571 to 919, while 156 were unchanged; on the Bombay Stock Exchange, 2231 fell, 1564 advanced, and 99 ended unchanged.

Shares in Asian Paints Ltd. continued to decline, reaching 3-year lows.

The India VIX, which measures implied volatility of Nifty 50 options, rose by 6.47% to 14.03.

Commodities

• Gold Futures (February delivery): +0.29% ($2,643.14 per troy ounce)
• Crude oil (February delivery): +0.51% ($70.46 per barrel)
• Brent oil (March contract): +0.49% ($73.53 per barrel)

USD/INR dipped 0.20% to 85.27, while EUR/INR remained unchanged at 88.57.

The US Dollar Index Futures fell by 0.10% to 107.92.