India stocks closed lower on Sunday as losses in Fast Moving Consumer Goods, Healthcare, and Real Estate sectors weighed on the benchmarks. The Nifty 50 fell 0.18% while the BSE Sensex 30 index declined 0.04%.
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. led gainers on the Nifty 50, rising 3.34% to 1,922.10. Tata Steel Ltd. added 2.10% to 190.21, and Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. climbed 1.31% to 234.80.
Bharti Airtel Ltd. fell 0.86% to 2,089.10 as the worst performer on the Nifty 50. SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd. declined 0.79% to 1,769.90, and Jio Financial Services Ltd. dropped 0.69% to 229.60.
On the BSE Sensex 30, Sun Pharmaceutical rose 2.96% to 1,915.10, and Tata Steel gained 1.88% to 189.50. Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. fell 0.92% to 3,264.70, IndusInd Bank Ltd. lost 0.88% to 902.00, and Infosys Ltd. dropped 0.73% to 1,172.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the National Stock Exchange by 2,334 to 611. On the Bombay Stock Exchange, 3,021 stocks rose against 879 declines.
The India VIX, measuring implied volatility of Nifty 50 options, climbed 6.01% to 18.52, marking a new three-month high. USD/INR weakened 0.37% to 94.13, while EUR/INR fell 1.29% to 104.64. December gold futures fell 0.83% to $4,079.50 per troy ounce.
Investors should monitor the Nifty 50, BSE Sensex 30, and India VIX for signals on volatility and sector rotation.