India equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Metals, Oil & Gas and Power sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NSE, the Nifty 50 gained 1.21% to hit a new 6-month high, while the BSE Sensex 30 index gained 1.21%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nifty 50 were Shriram Finance Ltd. (NSE:SHMF), which rose 3.67% or 24.80 points to trade at 699.90 at the close. Jio Financial Services Ltd (NSE:JIOF) added 2.93% or 8.90 points to end at 312.20 and Bharti Airtel Ltd. (NSE:BRTI) was up 2.54% or 50.00 points to 2,015.60 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd (NSE:REDY), which fell 1.31% or 17.60 points to trade at 1,324.00 in late trade. Tech Mahindra Ltd (NSE:TEML) declined 0.76% or 13.00 points to end at 1,692.00 and Wipro Ltd (NSE:WIPR) down 0.63% or 1.70 points to 267.71.
The top performers on the BSE Sensex 30 were Tata Steel Ltd (BO:TISC) which rose 2.59% to 160.45, Adani Port and Special Economic Zone Ltd (BO:APSE) which was up 2.46% to settle at 1,426.60 and Eternal Ltd (BO:ETEA) which gained 2.45% to close at 265.15.
The worst performers were Tech Mahindra Ltd (BO:TEML) which was down 0.39% to 1,697.70 in late trade, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (BO:MRTI) which lost 0.36% to settle at 12,720.00 and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (BO:MAHM) which was down 0.30% to 3,205.80 at the close.
