India stocks lower at close of trade; Nifty 50 down 0.85% By Investing.com

Investing.com – India stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NSE, the declined 0.85%, while the index lost 0.77%.

The best performers of the session on the were Tata Motors Ltd (NS:), which rose 2.90% or 17.40 points to trade at 618.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Titan Company Ltd (NS:) added 1.21% or 37.60 points to end at 3,144.00 and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (NS:) was up 0.99% or 15.35 points to 1,564.15 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (NS:), which fell 2.88% or 21.35 points to trade at 718.70 at the close. Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (NS:) declined 2.76% or 7.25 points to end at 255.45 and Apollo Hospitals Enterprises Ltd. (NS:) was down 2.49% or 131.55 points to 5,151.50.

The top performers on the BSE Sensex 30 were Titan Company Ltd (BO:) which rose 1.26% to 3,144.75, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (BO:) which was up 0.98% to settle at 1,563.80 and State Bank Of India (BO:) which gained 0.24% to close at 593.75.

The worst performers were Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (BO:) which was down 2.76% to 255.60 in late trade, IndusInd Bank Ltd. (BO:) which lost 2.34% to settle at 1,356.85 and Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (BO:) which was down 2.23% to 2,696.35 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the India National Stock Exchange by 1173 to 762 and 70 ended unchanged; on the Bombay Stock Exchange, 1876 fell and 1465 advanced, while 117 ended unchanged.

Shares in Tata Motors Ltd (NS:) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.90% or 17.40 to 618.20. Shares in Titan Company Ltd (NS:) rose to all time highs; up 1.21% or 37.60 to 3,144.00. Shares in Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (NS:) rose to all time highs; up 0.99% or 15.35 to 1,564.15. Shares in Titan Company Ltd (BO:) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.26% or 39.05 to 3,144.75. Shares in Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (BO:) rose to all time highs; gaining 0.98% or 15.10 to 1,563.80.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nifty 50 options, was down 2.60% to 11.53.

Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.41% or 7.80 to $1,923.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.32% or 0.23 to hit $72.03 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.33% or 0.25 to trade at $76.77 a barrel.

USD/INR was down 0.02% to 82.75, while EUR/INR fell 0.01% to 90.14.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.21% at 102.65.