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At the close in NSE, the Nifty 50 added 0.33%, while the BSE Sensex 30 index gained 0.25%.
The best performers of the session on the Nifty 50 were Tata Motors Ltd (NS:TAMO), which rose 3.04% or 17.20 points to trade at 583.25 at the close. Meanwhile, HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd (NS:HDFL) added 2.74% or 17.15 points to end at 643.70 and HCL Technologies Ltd (NS:HCLT) was up 2.73% or 31.10 points to 1,168.65 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Bajaj Finance Ltd (NS:BJFN), which fell 1.86% or 137.40 points to trade at 7,248.80 at the close. Bajaj Finserv Ltd (NS:BJFS) declined 1.36% or 20.90 points to end at 1,521.05 and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NS:SUN) was down 0.92% or 9.20 points to 992.60.
The top performers on the BSE Sensex 30 were HCL Technologies Ltd (BO:HCLT) which rose 2.69% to 1,168.20, Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (BO:PGRD) which was up 2.45% to settle at 248.95 and Tech Mahindra Ltd (BO:TEML) which gained 1.28% to close at 1,107.20.
The worst performers were Bajaj Finance Ltd (BO:BJFN) which was down 1.86% to 7,247.90 in late trade, Bajaj Finserv Ltd (BO:BJFS) which lost 1.18% to settle at 1,523.70 and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (BO:SUN) which was down 0.96% to 991.65 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the India National Stock Exchange by 1122 to 817 and 72 ended unchanged; on the Bombay Stock Exchange, 1843 rose and 1535 declined, while 119 ended unchanged.
Shares in Tata Motors Ltd (NS:TAMO) rose to 5-year highs; up 3.04% or 17.20 to 583.25. Shares in HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd (NS:HDFL) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.74% or 17.15 to 643.70. Shares in HCL Technologies Ltd (NS:HCLT) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.73% or 31.10 to 1,168.65. Shares in HCL Technologies Ltd (BO:HCLT) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.69% or 30.65 to 1,168.20. Shares in Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (BO:PGRD) rose to all time highs; up 2.45% or 5.95 to 248.95.
The India VIX, which measures the implied volatility of Nifty 50 options, was down 0.82% to 11.13.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.39% or 7.75 to $1,963.45 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.14% or 0.10 to hit $72.03 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 0.92% or 0.70 to trade at $76.79 a barrel.
USD/INR was up 0.16% to 82.11, while EUR/INR rose 0.34% to 89.76.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.19% at 102.04.
