India Stock Market Update

Investing.com – India stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Metals, Auto, and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NSE, the Nifty 50 lost 1.41%, while the BSE Sensex 30 index declined 1.33%.

Best Performers on Nifty 50

• Cipla Ltd. (NS:CIPL): +0.17% or 2.40 points, trading at 1,450.85

Notable Movements

• Wipro Ltd (NS:WIPR): -0.11% or 0.35 points, ended at 308.85
• Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (NS:HLL): -0.12% or 2.90 points, settled at 2,363.25

Worst Performers on Nifty 50

• Shriram Finance Ltd. (NS:SHMF): -5.12% or 160.55 points, trading at 2,976.90
• Grasim Industries Ltd (NS:GRAS): -3.18% or 85.45 points, ending at 2,599.70
• Bharti Airtel Ltd. (NS:BRTI): -2.84% or 47.25 points, settled at 1,615.30

Top Performers on BSE Sensex 30

• ITC Ltd (BO:ITC): +0.19% to 470.95
• Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (BO:HLL): -0.02% to 2,365.50
• Wipro Ltd (BO:WIPR): -0.03% to 309.00

Worst Performers on BSE Sensex 30

• JSW Steel Ltd (BO:JSTL): -3.06% to 960.00
• Bharti Airtel Ltd (BO:BRTI): -3.02% to 1,612.20
• IndusInd Bank Ltd. (BO:INBK): -2.55% to 974.25

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the India National Stock Exchange by 1718 to 787, with 122 unchanged; on the Bombay Stock Exchange, 2294 fell and 1541 advanced, while 85 ended unchanged.

Shares in IndusInd Bank Ltd. (BO:INBK) fell to 52-week lows; down 2.55% or 25.45 to 974.25.

The India VIX, which measures the implied volatility of Nifty 50 options, was up 3.60% to 14.52.

Commodities Update

• Gold Futures for February delivery: -0.48% or 12.89 to $2,657.11 a troy ounce.
• Crude oil for January delivery: -1.50% or 1.06 to hit $69.65 a barrel.
• Brent oil contract for February: -0.78% or 0.58 to trade at $73.33 a barrel.

Currency Update

• USD/INR: +0.04% to 84.91
• EUR/INR: -0.32% to 89.00

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 106.77.