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At the close in NSE, the Nifty 50 declined 2.65%, while the BSE Sensex 30 index declined 2.61%.
The best performers of the session on the Nifty 50 were ITC Ltd (NS:ITC), which rose 3.32% or 8.85 points to trade at 275.65 at the close. Meanwhile, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd (NS:REDY) added 0.61% or 23.65 points to end at 3,929.45 and Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (NS:PGRD) was up 0.37% or 0.85 points to 228.75 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Wipro Ltd (NS:WIPR), which fell 6.25% or 30.10 points to trade at 451.15 at the close. HCL Technologies Ltd (NS:HCLT) declined 5.99% or 64.30 points to end at 1,009.40 and Infosys Ltd (NS:INFY) was down 5.44% or 82.05 points to 1,427.15.
The top performers on the BSE Sensex 30 were ITC Ltd (BO:ITC) which rose 3.43% to 275.65, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd (BO:REDY) which was up 0.82% to settle at 3,940.00 and Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (BO:PGRD) which gained 0.29% to close at 228.50.
The worst performers were Wipro Ltd (BO:WIPR) which was down 6.21% to 451.35 in late trade, HCL Technologies Ltd (BO:HCLT) which lost 6.01% to settle at 1,009.45 and Infosys Ltd (BO:INFY) which was down 5.46% to 1,427.20 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the India National Stock Exchange by 1528 to 321 and 30 ended unchanged; on the Bombay Stock Exchange, 2385 fell and 828 advanced, while 119 ended unchanged.
Shares in ITC Ltd (NS:ITC) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 3.32% or 8.85 to 275.65. Shares in Wipro Ltd (NS:WIPR) fell to 52-week lows; falling 6.25% or 30.10 to 451.15. Shares in ITC Ltd (BO:ITC) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.43% or 9.15 to 275.65. Shares in Wipro Ltd (BO:WIPR) fell to 52-week lows; losing 6.21% or 29.90 to 451.35.
The India VIX, which measures the implied volatility of Nifty 50 options, was up 10.15% to 24.56.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.65% or 11.75 to $1,827.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 1.46% or 1.56 to hit $105.48 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 1.04% or 1.14 to trade at $107.97 a barrel.
USD/INR was down 0.19% to 77.67, while EUR/INR rose 0.31% to 81.68.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.45% at 103.39.
