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

The index rose 0.3% at the NSE close, and the NSE closed with a gain of 0.2%.

These were the best performers of the session Grasim Industries Ltd (NS) climbed 4.48%, or 77.10 point to close at 1797.65 Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (NS) gained 4.14% to trade at 1797.65. Hindalco Industries Late trade saw a 3.01% increase in Ltd. (NS) to 493.50 points

Bajaj Finserv Ltd. NS: was among the worst-performing session participants, dropping 1.46% (or 262.90) to trade at 17733.60 by the end. Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (NS) fell 1.29%, or 10.85 points, to close at 829.00 Bajaj Finance Ltd (NS) fell 1.15%, or 88.90 point to 7659.35

BSE Sensex 30’s top performers were Asian Paints Ltd., which rose 1.79% at 3576.45; Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. was up 1.26% at 3854.85; and Nestle India Ltd. (BO) who gained 1.23% at close at 19888.75.

The worst performers were Bajaj Finserv Ltd (BO:) which was down 1.39% to 17736.00 in late trade, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (BO:) which lost 1.31% to settle at 828.95 and Larsen & Toubro Ltd (BO:) which was down 1.06% to 1904.75 at the close.

On the India National Stock Exchange, rising stocks outnumbered those in decline by 1012, 777, and 32. However, the Bombay Stock Exchange ended unchanged with 2022 seeing a rise and 1276 falling, and 79 ending unchanged.

Asian Paints Ltd.’s shares rose to new heights, with a gain of 1.79% (62.75 to 356.45).

The was down 2.09% from 17.6025.

The February delivery of Gold Futures was up 0.1%, or 2.00, to $1791.20 per troy ounce. In commodities trading, crude oil rose by 1.13%, or 0.90, to $80.36 per barrel. The March Brent oil contract, on the other hand, rose 1.09%, or 0.89, to $82.88 per barrel.

USD/INR fell 0.14% at 74.315 while EUR/INR rose 0.04 to 84.0140.

At 96.175, the US Dollar Index Futures fell 0.16%.