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At the close in NSE, the Nifty 50 gained 0.12%, while the BSE Sensex 30 index gained 0.10%.
The best performers of the session on the Nifty 50 were Reliance Industries Ltd (NS:RELI), which rose 3.93% or 103.40 points to trade at 2,737.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Tata Steel Ltd (NS:TISC) added 3.32% or 3.70 points to end at 115.30 and JSW Steel Ltd (NS:JSTL) was up 2.91% or 22.95 points to 811.35 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were HCL Technologies Ltd (NS:HCLT), which fell 3.08% or 35.60 points to trade at 1,122.00 at the close. Titan Company Ltd (NS:TITN) declined 2.93% or 92.00 points to end at 3,052.00 and Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (NS:PGRD) was down 2.11% or 5.40 points to 250.05.
The top performers on the BSE Sensex 30 were Reliance Industries Ltd (BO:RELI) which rose 3.78% to 2,735.15, Tata Steel Ltd (BO:TISC) which was up 3.36% to settle at 115.35 and Bharti Airtel Ltd (BO:BRTI) which gained 1.56% to close at 884.65.
The worst performers were Titan Company Ltd (BO:TITN) which was down 3.20% to 3,044.10 in late trade, HCL Technologies Ltd (BO:HCLT) which lost 2.85% to settle at 1,124.10 and Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (BO:PGRD) which was down 2.17% to 250.05 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the India National Stock Exchange by 1202 to 780 and 69 ended unchanged; on the Bombay Stock Exchange, 2117 fell and 1436 advanced, while 154 ended unchanged.
Shares in Reliance Industries Ltd (NS:RELI) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.93% or 103.40 to 2,737.00. Shares in JSW Steel Ltd (NS:JSTL) rose to all time highs; rising 2.91% or 22.95 to 811.35. Shares in Reliance Industries Ltd (BO:RELI) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 3.78% or 99.70 to 2,735.15. Shares in Bharti Airtel Ltd (BO:BRTI) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.56% or 13.55 to 884.65.
The India VIX, which measures the implied volatility of Nifty 50 options, was down 0.61% to 11.46.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.21% or 4.05 to $1,928.45 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 0.74% or 0.55 to hit $73.31 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 0.64% or 0.50 to trade at $77.97 a barrel.
USD/INR was down 0.01% to 82.61, while EUR/INR rose 0.41% to 90.52.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 102.09.
