India Stock Market Overview

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

At the close in NSE, the Nifty 50 lost 0.05%, while the BSE Sensex 30 index lost 0.04%.

Top Performers

Nifty 50

• Tech Mahindra Ltd (NS:TEML): +3.06% or 48.20 points, trading at 1,625.40
• Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (NS:MAHM): +2.28% or 70.60 points, ending at 3,165.50
• Britannia Industries Ltd (NS:BRIT): +1.70% or 107.90 points, trading at 6,446.05

BSE Sensex 30

• Tech Mahindra Ltd (BO:TEML): +2.93%, trading at 1,622.35
• Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (BO:MAHM): +2.22%, ending at 3,164.85
• Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (BO:KTKM): +1.55%, closing at 1,881.20

Worst Performers

Nifty 50

• IndusInd Bank Ltd. (NS:INBK): -2.62% or 37.90 points, closing at 1,409.70
• Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (NS:ONGC): -1.90% or 5.65 points, ending at 291.95
• Asian Paints Ltd. (NS:ASPN): -1.55% or 51.75 points, trading at 3,277.35

BSE Sensex 30

• IndusInd Bank Ltd. (BO:INBK): -2.64%, closing at 1,409.80
• Asian Paints Ltd. (BO:ASPN): -1.54%, ending at 3,277.00
• Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (BO:HLL): -1.03%, closing at 2,928.95

Market Statistics

• Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the India National Stock Exchange by 1430 to 1047 (104 ended unchanged).
• On the Bombay Stock Exchange, 2205 rose and 1591 declined, with 89 unchanged.

Shares in Britannia Industries Ltd (NS:BRIT) reached all-time highs, rising 1.70% or 107.90 to 6,446.05.

Volatility and Commodities

The India VIX, which measures the implied volatility of Nifty 50 options, was down 6.43% to 11.97.

• Gold Futures for December delivery: +0.42% or 11.20 to $2,670.60 a troy ounce
• Crude oil for November delivery: -0.67% or 0.46 to $67.71 a barrel
• Brent oil for December: -0.59% or 0.42 to $71.28 a barrel

USD/INR was up 0.01% to 83.83, while EUR/INR fell 0.42% to 92.94.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.31% at 100.83.