Indian shares finished in positive territory on Wednesday, with sector strength in Oil & Gas, Consumer Durables and Power providing upward momentum for benchmark indexes.
At the close on the National Stock Exchange, the Nifty 50 rose 0.19%. The BSE Sensex 30 also finished higher, adding 0.09% by the end of trade.
Among Nifty constituents, the session's top performers included Eternal Ltd (NSE:ETEA), which climbed 5.06% - a gain of 14.15 points - to end at 293.95. Trent Ltd (NSE:TREN) advanced 5.00%, rising 191.20 points to finish at 4,014.00. Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (NSE:ONGC) was up 3.50%, or 9.00 points, closing at 266.00 in late trade.
Conversely, several large-cap IT names led declines on the index. Infosys Ltd (NSE:INFY) fell 7.37%, a drop of 122.00 points, to close at 1,534.00. Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (NSE:TCS) declined 6.99% or 225.60 points to finish at 2,999.70. HCL Technologies Ltd (NSE:HCLT) lost 4.62%, slipping 78.30 points to close at 1,617.00.
The BSE Sensex 30 reflected a similar mix of movers. Eternal Ltd (BO:ETEA) was the top riser on the index, up 5.04% to 293.75. Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (BO:PGRD) gained 2.31% to settle at 289.80, and NTPC Ltd (BO:NTPC) added 2.27% to close at 366.70.
On the downside for the Sensex, Infosys Ltd (BO:INFY) was down 7.25% at 1,534.90 in late trade. Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (BO:TCS) lost 6.96% to settle at 2,999.40, while HCL Technologies Ltd (BO:HCLT) declined 4.53% to 1,617.00 at the close.
Market breadth on the NSE showed more advancing issues than decliners, with 1,683 stocks rising and 814 falling; 39 ended unchanged. On the BSE, 2,566 stocks rose, 1,416 declined and 155 were unchanged.
Volatility, as measured by the India VIX for Nifty 50 options, eased 3.61% to 12.43 by the close.
Commodities saw notable moves. Gold Futures for April delivery rose 2.89%, gaining $142.61 to trade at $5,077.61 a troy ounce. In energy markets, crude oil for March delivery increased 0.85% or $0.54 to $63.75 a barrel, while the April Brent contract rose 0.68% or $0.46 to $67.79 a barrel.
On currency crosses, USD/INR ticked lower by 0.03% to 90.37. EUR/INR fell 0.01% to 106.85. The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.15% at 97.45.
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