Investing.com – India stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NSE, the gained 1.64% to hit a new all time high, while the index climbed 1.61%.
The best performers of the session on the were Adani Enterprises Ltd (NS:), which rose 8.22% or 258.05 points to trade at 3,399.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (NS:) added 4.85% or 66.80 points to end at 1,445.00 and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (NS:) was up 3.55% or 89.45 points to 2,610.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NS:), which fell 2.71% or 41.75 points to trade at 1,497.55 at the close. Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (NS:) declined 2.07% or 6.75 points to end at 319.00 and Hindalco Industries Ltd. (NS:) was down 1.25% or 8.55 points to 676.00.
The top performers on the BSE Sensex 30 were Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (BO:) which rose 3.51% to 2,608.95, Larsen & Toubro Ltd (BO:) which was up 3.38% to settle at 3,577.05 and Axis Bank Ltd. (BO:) which gained 3.05% to close at 1,162.15.
The worst performers were Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (BO:) which was down 2.76% to 1,497.80 in late trade, Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (BO:) which lost 2.09% to settle at 319.00 and NTPC Ltd (BO:) which was down 0.32% to 372.70 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the India National Stock Exchange by 1208 to 985 and 52 ended unchanged; on the Bombay Stock Exchange, 1985 fell and 1703 advanced, while 109 ended unchanged.
Shares in Adani Enterprises Ltd (NS:) rose to 52-week highs; rising 8.22% or 258.05 to 3,399.00. Shares in Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (NS:) rose to all time highs; rising 4.85% or 66.80 to 1,445.00. Shares in Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (NS:) rose to all time highs; up 3.55% or 89.45 to 2,610.50. Shares in Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (BO:) rose to all time highs; up 3.51% or 88.35 to 2,608.95.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Nifty 50 options, was down 0.41% to 21.38.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 1.06% or 25.35 to $2,367.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 0.86% or 0.67 to hit $78.24 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 0.83% or 0.68 to trade at $82.58 a barrel.
USD/INR was down 0.05% to 83.23, while EUR/INR rose 0.15% to 90.26.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.16% at 104.67.
