BREAKING: India Stocks Higher at Close of Trade; Nifty 50 Up 1.00%

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

At the close in the National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE), the Nifty 50 gained 1.00%, while the BSE Sensex 30 index gained 0.98%.

The best performers of the session on the Nifty 50 were JSW Steel Ltd, which rose 7.02% or 23.75 points to trade at 362.00 at the close.

Meanwhile, Tata Steel Ltd added 5.20% or 28.15 points to end at 569.40 and Grasim Industries Ltd was up 4.38% or 36.90 points to 880.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Eicher Motors Ltd., which fell 1.57% or 40.65 points to trade at 2554.45 at the close. 

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. declined 0.73% or 51.70 points to end at 7004.00 and Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. was down 0.67% or 2.55 points to 379.50.

The top performers on the BSE Sensex 30 were Tata Steel Ltd which rose 5.16% to 568.90, Bajaj Finance Ltd which was up 3.46% to settle at 4851.75, and Bajaj Auto Ltd which gained 3.26% to close at 3149.90.

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