India Stock Market Update

Investing.com – India stocks were higher after the close on Friday, with gains in the Technology, Consumer Durables, and Banking sectors leading shares upward.

At the close in NSE, the Nifty 50 gained 0.96% to hit a new 1-month high, while the BSE Sensex 30 index rose 1.06%.

Best Performers on Nifty 50

• Bharti Airtel Ltd. (NS:BRTI): +4.42% (71.20 points) to 1,681.75
• Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (NS:KTKM): +2.09% (36.95 points) to 1,805.65
• ITC Ltd (NS:ITC): +2.04% (9.40 points) to 470.00

Worst Performers on Nifty 50

• Shriram Finance Ltd. (NS:SHMF): -2.63% (85.55 points) to 3,162.55
• Tata Steel Ltd (NS:TISC): -1.21% (1.83 points) to 148.95
• IndusInd Bank Ltd. (NS:INBK): -1.13% (11.30 points) to 986.65

Best Performers on BSE Sensex 30

• Bharti Airtel Ltd (BO:BRTI): +4.31% to 1,680.75
• ITC Ltd (BO:ITC): +2.39% to 471.60
• Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (BO:KTKM): +2.00% to 1,805.00

Worst Performers on BSE Sensex 30

• Tata Steel Ltd (BO:TISC): -1.39% to 148.75
• IndusInd Bank Ltd. (BO:INBK): -1.05% to 987.45
• JSW Steel Ltd (BO:JSTL): -0.90% to 997.50

Market Breadth

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the India National Stock Exchange by 1476 to 982, with 160 ending unchanged; on the Bombay Stock Exchange, 2075 fell, 1735 advanced, while 111 ended unchanged.

The India VIX, which measures the implied volatility of Nifty 50 options, was down 1.54% to 12.99, a new 1-month low.

Commodity Updates

• Gold Futures for February delivery: -0.75% (20.21) to $2,689.19 per troy ounce.
• Crude Oil for January delivery: +0.83% (0.58) to $70.60 a barrel.
• Brent Oil for February: +0.79% (0.58) to $73.99 a barrel.

Currency Exchange Rates

• USD/INR: -0.07% to 84.79
• EUR/INR: +0.19% to 88.95

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 106.66.