Market Overview

India equities closed higher on Friday, with the NSE Nifty 50 gaining 0.10% and the BSE Sensex 30 rising 0.48%.

Sector Drivers

The advance was led by the Metals, Banking, and Public Sector Undertakings (PSU) sectors.

Nifty 50 Top Performers

  • SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd rose 3.21% (55.10 points) to finish at 1,770.10.
  • Tata Steel Ltd added 2.73% (5.02 points) to close at 189.22.
  • Reliance Industries Ltd was up 2.03% (26.50 points) to 1,329.00 in late trade.

Nifty 50 Decliners

  • HCL Technologies Ltd fell 1.94% (25.60 points) to 1,293.40.
  • Coal India Ltd declined 1.44% (6.05 points) to 414.00.
  • Maruti Suzuki India Ltd dropped 1.30% (167 points) to 12,690.00.

BSE Sensex 30 Highlights

  • Tata Steel Ltd rose 2.91% to settle at 189.00.
  • Reliance Industries Ltd gained 1.61% to close at 1,322.00.
  • Bajaj Finance Ltd increased 1.47% to 1,060.50.

BSE Sensex 30 Weakest Performers

  • Bharti Airtel Ltd slipped 1.24% to 1,842.00.
  • HCL Technologies Ltd lost 1.24% to settle at 1,294.00.
  • Eternal Ltd fell 1.09% to 323.00.

Market Breadth

On the NSE, 1,423 stocks advanced versus 1,177 declines, with 42 unchanged. On the BSE, 2,315 stocks rose, 1,792 fell and 186 were unchanged.

Volatility Indicator

The India VIX, measuring implied volatility of Nifty 50 options, dropped 6.46% to 10.61.

Commodity Prices

  • Gold Futures (December) declined 0.49% (22.44 points) to $4,517.46 per ounce.
  • Crude Oil (October) fell 0.73% (0.67) to $90.63 per barrel.
  • Brent Oil (November) slipped 0.44% (0.42) to $95.10 per barrel.

Foreign Exchange & Index Futures

  • USD/INR eased 0.05% to 94.44.
  • EUR/INR fell 0.06% to 109.79.
  • US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.20% to 99.08.