India Stock Market Summary

Investing.com – India stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Consumer Durables, Banking, and Fast Moving Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NSE, the Nifty 50 declined 0.48%, while the BSE Sensex 30 index fell 0.53%.

Best Performers on Nifty 50

• Adani Enterprises Ltd (NS:ADEL): +4.24% (120.70 points) to 2,969.30
• Tata Consumer Products Ltd (NS:TACN): +3.09% (30.65 points) to 1,022.70
• Hero MotoCorp Ltd (NS:HROM): +2.55% (121.85 points) to 4,909.30

Worst Performers on Nifty 50

• Cipla Ltd. (NS:CIPL): -4.01% (59.30 points) to 1,418.25
• Shriram Finance Ltd. (NS:SHMF): -2.45% (80.00 points) to 3,185.80
• SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd (NS:SBIL): -2.24% (37.20 points) to 1,624.15

Top Performers on BSE Sensex 30

• Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (BO:MRTI): +2.19% to 11,289.30
• IndusInd Bank Ltd. (BO:INBK): +1.77% to 1,056.60
• Wipro Ltd (BO:WIPR): +0.75% to 566.40

Worst Performers on BSE Sensex 30

• Infosys Ltd (BO:INFY): -2.13% to 1,799.50
• ICICI Bank Ltd (BO:ICBK): -1.57% to 1,311.45
• Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (BO:MAHM): -1.53% to 2,701.40

Market Overview

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the India National Stock Exchange by 1905 to 567, with 84 ending unchanged. On the Bombay Stock Exchange, 2797 rose and 955 declined, while 75 ended unchanged.

The India VIX, which measures the implied volatility of Nifty 50 options, rose 6.58% to 15.47, a new 1-month high.

Commodities

• Gold Futures (December): +0.58% to $2,797.15/oz
• Crude Oil (December): +1.00% to $67.88/barrel
• Brent Oil (January): +0.95% to $71.40/barrel

Currency Exchange

• USD/INR: +0.05% to 84.09
• EUR/INR: +0.24% to 91.14
• US Dollar Index Futures: -0.17% at 104.02.