India stocks mixed at close of trade; Nifty 50 down 0.02%

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At the close in NSE, the Nifty 50 fell 0.02%, while the BSE Sensex 30 index gained 0.04%.

The best performers of the session on the Nifty 50 were ITC Ltd (NS:ITC), which rose 1.99% or 7.95 points to trade at 408.25 at the close. Meanwhile, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (NS:TCS) added 1.81% or 56.05 points to end at 3,160.85 and Britannia Industries Ltd (NS:BRIT) was up 1.73% or 73.60 points to 4,330.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd (NS:HDFL), which fell 3.20% or 16.95 points to trade at 513.30 at the close. Tech Mahindra Ltd (NS:TEML) declined 2.26% or 23.05 points to end at 998.75 and Adani Enterprises Ltd (NS:ADEL) was down 2.17% or 39.90 points to 1,803.00.

The top performers on the BSE Sensex 30 were ITC Ltd (BO:ITC) which rose 1.99% to 408.25, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (BO:TCS) which was up 1.84% to settle at 3,161.65 and Wipro Ltd (BO:WIPR) which gained 1.42% to close at 368.00.

The worst performers were Tech Mahindra Ltd (BO:TEML) which was down 2.26% to 998.30 in late trade, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (BO:MRTI) which lost 1.86% to settle at 8,557.80 and Tata Steel Ltd (BO:TISC) which was down 1.71% to 106.15 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the India National Stock Exchange by 1161 to 744 and 69 ended unchanged; on the Bombay Stock Exchange, 1847 fell and 1497 advanced, while 129 ended unchanged.

Shares in ITC Ltd (NS:ITC) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.99% or 7.95 to 408.25. Shares in ITC Ltd (BO:ITC) rose to all time highs; up 1.99% or 7.95 to 408.25.

The India VIX, which measures the implied volatility of Nifty 50 options, was down 2.60% to 11.63 a new 3-years low.

Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.84% or 17.05 to $2,002.05 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 0.16% or 0.12 to hit $77.25 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 0.18% or 0.15 to trade at $80.95 a barrel.

USD/INR was down 0.06% to 82.10, while EUR/INR fell 0.01% to 90.05.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 101.58.