India stocks higher at close of trade; Nifty 50 up 0.58%

India stocks were higher as soon as the close on Tuesday, as gains within the Real estate investment, Auto and Banking sectors led shares higher.

At the near the coast NSE, the Nifty 50 gained 0.58%, although BSE Sensex 30 index gained 0.62%.

The best performers of the session on the Nifty 50 were Yes Bank Ltd (NS:YESB), which rose 4.50% or 11.70 suggests trade at 270.60 within the close. Meanwhile, Wipro Ltd (NS:WIPR) added 4.19% or 11.05 suggests end at 273.80 and Tata Motors Ltd (NS:TAMO) was up 3.22% or 6.45 points to 205.90 at the end of trade.

The worst performers with the session were Asian Paints Ltd. (NS:ASPN), which fell 3.11% or 46.55 points to trade at 1444.85 at the close. Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd (NS:INBF) declined 3.19% or 27.40 suggests end at 831.75 and Bharti Airtel Ltd. (NS:BRTI) was down 1.17% or 4.15 suggests 351.60.

The top performers over the BSE Sensex 30 were Yes Bank Ltd (BO:YESB) which rose 4.08% to 270.60, Tata Motors Ltd DVR (BO:TAMdv) that has been up 3.17% to at 99.20 and Tata Motors Ltd (BO:TAMO) which gained 2.67% to shut at 206.00.

The worst performers were Asian Paints Ltd. (BO:ASPN) which was down 3.54% to 1443.50 in late trade, Infosys Ltd (BO:INFY) which lost 0.95% to stay at 759.85 and Bharti Airtel Ltd (BO:BRTI) that was down 0.76% to 351.60 on the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones about the India National Stock Exchange by 902 to 666 and 73 ended unchanged; about the Bombay Stock market, 1338 fell and 1119 advanced, while 142 ended unchanged.

The India VIX, which measures the implied volatility of Nifty 50 options, was up 0.63% to twenty.2800 the latest 3-months high.

Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.27% or 3.55 to $1305.45 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.19% or 0.12 to strike $64.52 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 0.06% or 0.04 to trade at $71.06 a barrel.

USD/INR was down 0.43% to 69.265, while EUR/INR fell 0.29% to 78.0815.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 96.547.