India stocks higher at close of trade; Nifty 50 up 0.42%

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At the close in NSE, the Nifty 50 added 0.42% to hit a new all time high, while the BSE Sensex 30 index climbed 0.45%.

The best performers of the session on the Nifty 50 were NTPC Ltd (NS:NTPC), which rose 2.86% or 5.35 points to trade at 192.70 at the close. Meanwhile, Bajaj Finance Ltd (NS:BJFN) added 2.22% or 164.70 points to end at 7,584.70 and IndusInd Bank Ltd. (NS:INBK) was up 2.11% or 29.30 points to 1,419.55 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Hindalco Industries Ltd. (NS:HALC), which fell 1.06% or 4.70 points to trade at 439.80 at the close. Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (NS:TCS) declined 0.77% or 26.80 points to end at 3,470.05 and Bajaj Auto Ltd (NS:BAJA) was down 0.76% or 36.95 points to 4,823.65.

The top performers on the BSE Sensex 30 were NTPC Ltd (BO:NTPC) which rose 2.86% to 192.55, Bajaj Finance Ltd (BO:BJFN) which was up 2.20% to settle at 7,582.25 and IndusInd Bank Ltd. (BO:INBK) which gained 2.07% to close at 1,419.10.

The worst performers were Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (BO:TCS) which was down 0.82% to 3,471.00 in late trade, Bharti Airtel Ltd (BO:BRTI) which lost 0.68% to settle at 869.80 and Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (BO:MRTI) which was down 0.61% to 9,610.00 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the India National Stock Exchange by 1118 to 804 and 61 ended unchanged; on the Bombay Stock Exchange, 1905 rose and 1380 declined, while 122 ended unchanged.

Shares in IndusInd Bank Ltd. (NS:INBK) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 2.11% or 29.30 to 1,419.55. Shares in IndusInd Bank Ltd. (BO:INBK) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 2.07% or 28.80 to 1,419.10.

The India VIX, which measures the implied volatility of Nifty 50 options, was down 0.94% to 11.60.

Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.11% or 2.15 to $1,978.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.28% or 0.21 to hit $75.87 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.45% or 0.36 to trade at $79.99 a barrel.

USD/INR was up 0.06% to 82.13, while EUR/INR fell 0.02% to 92.14.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.30% at 99.92.