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At the close in NSE, the Nifty 50 added 0.14%, while the BSE Sensex 30 index fell 0.01%.
The best performers of the session on the Nifty 50 were Cipla Ltd. (NS:CIPL), which rose 3.28% or 32.50 points to trade at 1,021.90 at the close. Meanwhile, Adani Enterprises Ltd (NS:ADEL) added 3.06% or 68.35 points to end at 2,301.90 and Hero MotoCorp Ltd (NS:HROM) was up 2.70% or 74.85 points to 2,851.25 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (NS:TCS), which fell 0.83% or 26.70 points to trade at 3,189.65 at the close. Reliance Industries Ltd (NS:RELI) declined 0.76% or 19.20 points to end at 2,495.55 and NTPC Ltd (NS:NTPC) was down 0.75% or 1.40 points to 185.30.
The top performers on the BSE Sensex 30 were Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (BO:MRTI) which rose 1.67% to 9,479.35, Titan Company Ltd (BO:TITN) which was up 1.14% to settle at 2,972.55 and Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd (BO:REDY) which gained 1.01% to close at 5,043.90.
The worst performers were Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (BO:TCS) which was down 0.86% to 3,189.90 in late trade, Reliance Industries Ltd (BO:RELI) which lost 0.84% to settle at 2,494.20 and NTPC Ltd (BO:NTPC) which was down 0.70% to 185.25 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the India National Stock Exchange by 1093 to 871 and 72 ended unchanged; on the Bombay Stock Exchange, 1792 rose and 1731 declined, while 170 ended unchanged.
Shares in Titan Company Ltd (BO:TITN) rose to all time highs; up 1.14% or 33.40 to 2,972.55. Shares in Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd (BO:REDY) rose to 52-week highs; rising 1.01% or 50.30 to 5,043.90.
The India VIX, which measures the implied volatility of Nifty 50 options, was up 1.42% to 11.40.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.69% or 13.25 to $1,942.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.53% or 0.37 to hit $69.53 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.57% or 0.42 to trade at $74.43 a barrel.
USD/INR was up 0.08% to 82.05, while EUR/INR rose 0.19% to 89.47.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.19% at 102.35.
