Market close overview
Indian equity benchmarks finished the trading day with small gains after session-wide sector rotation. At the close on the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the Nifty 50 rose 0.03%. On the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex 30 added 0.10%.
Sectors and movers
The Technology, IT and Green Energy sectors provided upward momentum for the market. On the Nifty 50, Tech Mahindra Ltd (NSE:TEML) led gains, finishing up 4.85% - a rise of 66.50 points to close at 1,437.00. Infosys Ltd (NSE:INFY) advanced 2.38% or 26.60 points to end at 1,145.60, and Bharti Airtel Ltd. (NSE:BRTI) rose 1.66% or 31.60 points to finish at 1,937.00 in late trade.
Not all large-cap names moved higher. On the downside, Tata Steel Ltd (NSE:TISC) fell 3.15% or 6.83 points to settle at 210.01. Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (NSE:PGRD) declined 2.93% or 8.95 points to end at 296.90, while NTPC Ltd (NSE:NTPC) dropped 2.59% or 10.25 points to close at 385.00.
BSE activity
The BSE Sensex 30 top performers mirrored the Nifty movers: Tech Mahindra Ltd (BO:TEML) rose 4.97% to 1,438.40, Infosys Ltd (BO:INFY) gained 2.47% to settle at 1,146.00, and Bharti Airtel Ltd (BO:BRTI) increased 1.74% to close at 1,937.70. On the flip side, Tata Steel Ltd (BO:TISC) eased 3.09% to 210.10, Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (BO:PGRD) lost 2.89% to settle at 297.00, and State Bank Of India (BO:SBI) was down 2.47% to 939.20 at the close.
Market breadth and volatility
Decliners outnumbered advancers on both primary exchanges. On the NSE, 1,907 stocks fell while 641 advanced and 47 were unchanged. On the BSE, 2,836 issues declined, 1,187 advanced and 185 finished unchanged. The India VIX, which measures implied volatility in Nifty 50 options, rose 3.57% to 19.46.
Commodities and currencies
Precious metals and energy prices showed mixed moves. Gold futures for June delivery slipped 0.41%, a decline of 18.64 to $4,543.26 a troy ounce. In crude markets, the July contract rose 1.10% or 1.11 to $102.13 a barrel, while the July Brent contract increased 0.84% or 0.92 to trade at $110.18 a barrel.
On the currency front, USD/INR moved up 0.31% to 96.27 and EUR/INR rose 0.49% to 112.11. The US Dollar Index futures were down 0.11% at 99.10.
Additional market note
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What this means
The session closed with modest overall gains led by technology and IT-related names, even as a set of industrial and utility large-caps posted declines. Broader market participation favored decliners, and implied volatility ticked higher, indicating market participants priced in a degree of uncertainty into option markets.