Market Summary

Investing.com – India stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Oil & Gas, Consumer Durables and Public Sector Undertakings sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NSE, the Nifty 50 lost 0.90% to hit a new 1-month low, while the BSE Sensex 30 index declined 0.83%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the Nifty 50 were:
– ITC Ltd (NS:ITC): +2.25% (10.60 points) to 482.30
– Axis Bank Ltd (NS:AXBK): +1.88% (22.00 points) to 1,189.35
– Britannia Industries Ltd (NS:BRIT): +1.02% (57.00 points) to 5,669.40

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– IndusInd Bank Ltd. (NS:INBK): -18.63% (238.45 points) to 1,041.60
– Adani Enterprises Ltd (NS:ADEL): -4.83% (136.75 points) to 2,693.45
– Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. (NS:BPCL): -4.71% (15.15 points) to 306.30

BSE Sensex 30

The top performers on the BSE Sensex 30 were:
– ITC Ltd (BO:ITC): +2.24% to 482.40
– Axis Bank Ltd. (BO:AXBK): +1.85% to 1,189.60
– Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (BO:HLL): +0.96% to 2,527.00

The worst performers were:
– IndusInd Bank Ltd. (BO:INBK): -18.79% to 1,038.60
– Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (BO:MAHM): -3.56% to 2,727.35
– Larsen & Toubro Ltd (BO:LART): -3.01% to 3,339.40

Market Breadth

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the India National Stock Exchange by:
– NSE: 2150 fell, 339 advanced, 85 unchanged
– BSE: 2941 fell, 814 advanced, 76 unchanged

Shares in IndusInd Bank Ltd fell to 52-week lows, down 18.63% to 1,041.60 on NSE and down 18.79% to 1,038.60 on BSE.

Volatility and Commodities

The India VIX, which measures the implied volatility of Nifty 50 options, was up 4.08% to 14.54.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.64% to $2,731.20 a troy ounce.
Crude oil for December rose 0.76% to $70.72 a barrel; Brent oil also rose 0.69% to $74.89 a barrel.

Currency Update

USD/INR was up 0.01% to 84.08, while EUR/INR remained unchanged at 91.03. The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 103.91.