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

NSE closing, the NSE rose by 0.3%, with the index climbing 0.3%.

These were the best performers of the session Tata Steel Ltd (NS.:) rose 3.09%, or 36.60 to close at 1219.60. Divi’s Laboratories Ltd., NS:, gained 1.81% (76.05) to trade at 1219.60. Bajaj Finance Ltd (NSS:) was up 1.9% or 124.40 Points to 7055.00 late trade.

Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (NS:) was the worst performer of the session, falling 2.82% or 4.85 point to close at 167.25. Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (NS:), fell 1.68%, or 3.60 points, to close at 210.05 Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (NS) fell 1.26%, or 1.55 points, to 121.35

BSE Sensex 30’s top performers were Tata Steel Ltd., which rose 3.10% and settled at 1219.55. Bajaj Finance Ltd. was also up 1.74% to settle in 7051.05. Bajaj Finserv Ltd. gained 1.69% to close out at 15975.20.

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (BO) was the worst performer, falling 1.66% at 210.10 in late trading. Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. was also down at 0.96% and settled at 3742.40. UltraTech Cement Ltd. was at 0.65% at 7426.35.

On the India National Stock Exchange, falling stocks outnumbered those that advanced by 1368 to 446, and 20 ended unchanged. The Bombay Stock Exchange had 2173 fall and 1052 advance, and 78 ended unchanged.

The was down by 3.68% to 19.6850.

For April delivery, Gold Futures fell 0.10% to $1820.05 per troy an ounce. Other commodities traded included Crude oil, which fell by 1.89%, or 1.73, to reach $89.59/barrel, while April Brent oil contracted fell by 2.10%, or 1.95, to trade at $90.74/barrel.

USD/INR rose 0.16% to 74.727 while EUR/INR dropped 0.10% at 85.3075.

US Dollar Index Futures were up 0.8% at 95.560.