Investing.com – India stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.

The NSE closed with an increase of 0.69% and the index an increase of 0.68%.

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (NS:) was the best performer of the session, rising 3.67% to close at 208.95. Meanwhile, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (NS) gained 2.84%, or 3.10 points, to close at 1112.15. Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd was up 2.7% or 3.70 to 140.50 late trade.

Divi’s Laboratories Ltd. NS: was the worst performer of the session, falling 1.86% (or 85.00) to trade at 4478.50 by the end. JSW Steel Ltd (NS;) dropped 1.63% (10.75 points) to finish at 650.25 Bharti Airtel Ltd. (NS 🙂 fell 0.88%, or 6.00 points, to 678.75.

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. rose 3.40%, to 208.40. ITC Ltd. was up 2.48%, to settle at 217.30. Bajaj Finance Ltd. gained 2.12%, to close at 6917.50.

Bharti Airtel Ltd. (BO) was the worst performer, falling 0.93% at 678.50 in trade late. Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. was also down 0.80% at 790.70. Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. was at the close with a loss of 0.57% at 7384.60.

On the India National Stock Exchange, rising stocks outnumbered those in decline by 1144 to 628, and 46 ended unchanged.

The implied volatility index of Nifty 50 options was lower by 4.55%, to 15.8250.

The February delivery of Gold Futures was up 0.2% or 4.35 to $1806.55 per troy ounce. In commodities trading, crude oil fell 0.04 percent to $72.72 per barrel in February. The March Brent oil contract traded at $75.31 per barrel.

USD/INR decreased by 0.2% at 75.241, while EUR/INR dropped by 0.2% at 85.2105.

US Dollar Index Futures were up 0.1% at 96.065.