India stocks mixed at close of trade; Nifty 50 up 0.03%

Investing.com – India stocks were mixed after the close on Saturday, as gains in the Capital Goods, Metals and IT sectors led shares higher while losses in the Consumer Durables, Fast Moving Consumer Goods and Healthcare sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NSE, the Nifty 50 rose 0.03%, while the BSE Sensex 30 index fell 0.01%.

The best performers of the session on the Nifty 50 were Reliance Industries Ltd (NSE:RELI), which rose 3.32% or 40.20 points to trade at 1,249.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Nestle India Ltd (NSE:NEST) added 1.69% or 37.25 points to end at 2,238.45 and Bajaj Auto Ltd (NSE:BAJA) was up 1.51% or 112.50 points to 7,574.75 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were IndusInd Bank Ltd. (NSE:INBK), which fell 3.60% or 34.95 points to trade at 936.75 at the close. NTPC Ltd (NSE:NTPC) declined 2.47% or 8.35 points to end at 329.55 and Shriram Finance Ltd. (NSE:SHMF) was down 2.10% or 13.50 points to 630.85.

The top performers on the BSE Sensex 30 were Reliance Industries Ltd (BO:RELI) which rose 3.18% to 1,249.10, Nestle India Ltd (BO:NEST) which was up 1.62% to settle at 2,237.30 and Tata Motors Ltd (BO:TAMO) which gained 1.36% to close at 648.45.

The worst performers were Zomato Ltd (BO:ZOMT) which was down 3.82% to 216.80 in late trade, IndusInd Bank Ltd. (BO:INBK) which lost 3.53% to settle at 936.80 and NTPC Ltd (BO:NTPC) which was down 2.49% to 329.35 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the India National Stock Exchange by 16 to 12; on the Bombay Stock Exchange, 0 fell and 0 advanced.

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The India VIX, which measures the implied volatility of Nifty 50 options, was down 1.89% to 13.47.

Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.43% or 12.50 to $2,914.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 1.02% or 0.68 to hit $67.04 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 1.30% or 0.90 to trade at $70.36 a barrel.

USD/INR was up 0.10% to 87.10, while EUR/INR rose 0.55% to 94.35.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.21% at 103.81.

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