Indian Stock Market Update

Investing.com – India stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Fast Moving Consumer Goods, Healthcare and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NSE, the Nifty 50 lost 0.04%, while the BSE Sensex 30 index lost 0.01%.

Top Performers on Nifty 50

• ICICI Bank Ltd (NS:ICBK): +1.35% (16.65 points) to 1,246.60
• SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd (NS:SBIL): +1.34% (25.35 points) to 1,914.10
• Bajaj Finserv Ltd (NS:BJFS): +1.33% (24.45 points) to 1,865.00

Worst Performers on Nifty 50

• Bajaj Finance Ltd (NS:BJFN): -1.40% (104.50 points) to 7,335.55
• Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (NS:ONGC): -1.29% (4.20 points) to 322.00
• Infosys Ltd (NS:INFY): -1.20% (23.60 points) to 1,940.90

Top Performers on BSE Sensex 30

• ICICI Bank Ltd (BO:ICBK): +1.37% to 1,246.90
• Bajaj Finserv Ltd (BO:BJFS): +1.15% to 1,861.30
• Titan Company Ltd (BO:TITN): +0.85% to 3,617.00

Worst Performers on BSE Sensex 30

• Bajaj Finance Ltd (BO:BJFN): -1.29% to 7,340.10
• Infosys Ltd (BO:INFY): -1.28% to 1,939.00
• JSW Steel Ltd (BO:JSTL): -0.93% to 931.40

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the India National Stock Exchange by 1271 to 1181 with 26 unchanged. On the Bombay Stock Exchange, 1921 rose, 1853 declined, and 110 ended unchanged.

Shares in SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd (NS:SBIL) reached all-time highs, up 1.34% or 25.35 to 1,914.10. Shares in Bajaj Finserv Ltd (NS:BJFS) rose to 52-week highs, up 1.33% or 24.45 to 1,865.00. Similarly, shares in Bajaj Finserv Ltd (BO:BJFS) also saw a 52-week high, gaining 1.15% or 21.20 to 1,861.30.

The India VIX, which measures the implied volatility of Nifty 50 options, was down 0.96% to 13.93.

Commodity Prices

• Gold Futures (December): -0.05% (1.30) to $2,526.30 per troy ounce
• Crude Oil (October): -1.73% (1.27) to $72.28 per barrel
• Brent Oil (November): -2.36% (1.83) to $75.69 per barrel

Currency Update

• USD/INR: +0.05% to 83.96
• EUR/INR: -0.29% to 92.64

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.17% at 101.79.