Indian Stock Market Update

Investing.com – India stocks were lower after the close on Monday, with losses in the Technology, Oil & Gas, and Fast Moving Consumer Goods sectors.

At the close in NSE, the Nifty 50 fell 0.30%, hitting a new 3-month low, while the BSE Sensex 30 index declined 0.27%.

Top Performers on Nifty 50

• Hindalco Industries Ltd. (NS:HALC) rose 3.78% or 23.70 points to 651.05.
• Hero MotoCorp Ltd (NS:HROM) added 2.80% or 129.00 points to 4,733.00.
• Tata Steel Ltd (NS:TISC) was up 2.34% or 3.23 points to 141.21.

Worst Performers on Nifty 50

• Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (NS:TCS) fell 3.05% or 126.40 points to 4,019.50.
• Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. (NS:BPCL) declined 3.02% or 9.00 points to 289.20.
• Infosys Ltd (NS:INFY) was down 2.85% or 53.10 points to 1,811.45.

Top Performers on BSE Sensex 30

• Tata Steel Ltd (BO:TISC) rose 2.39% to 141.30.
• Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (BO:HLL) was up 1.46% to 2,423.85.
• Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (BO:MAHM) gained 1.42% to 2,848.55.

Worst Performers on BSE Sensex 30

• Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (BO:TCS) was down 3.07% to 4,018.85.
• Infosys Ltd (BO:INFY) lost 2.62% to 1,815.25.
• Wipro Ltd (BO:WIPR) was down 2.12% to 554.00.

Market Overview

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the India National Stock Exchange by 1608 to 890, with 162 unchanged. On the Bombay Stock Exchange, 2373 fell and 1539 advanced, while 124 ended unchanged.

The India VIX, measuring the implied volatility of Nifty 50 options, rose 3.52% to 15.30.

Commodity Prices

• Gold Futures for December delivery rose 0.96% to $2,594.90 per troy ounce.
• Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.78% to $67.44 per barrel.
• Brent oil contract for January rose 0.80% to $71.61 per barrel.

Currency Exchange Rates

• USD/INR was down 0.08% to 84.41.
• EUR/INR rose 0.08% to 89.04.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 106.62.