India stocks higher at close of trade; Nifty 50 up 0.36%

India stocks higher at close of trade; Nifty 50 up 0.36%

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

At the close in NSE, the gained 0.36% to hit a new all time high, while the index gained 0.42%.

The best performers of the session on the were Asian Paints Ltd. (NS:), which rose 3.13% or 92.30 points to trade at 3042.20 at the close. Meanwhile, AXIS Bank Ltd (NS:) added 1.99% or 14.65 points to end at 750.90 and ICICI Bank Ltd (NS:) was up 1.60% or 10.15 points to 645.30 in late trade.