India stocks closed lower on Sunday, with the Nifty 50 down 0.18%, according to Investing.com. The BSE Sensex 30 fell 0.04%. Losses in the fast-moving consumer goods, healthcare and real estate sectors weighed on shares.
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries led gains on the Nifty 50, rising 3.34% to 1,922.10. Tata Steel added 2.10% to 190.21, and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation rose 1.31% to 234.80.
Bharti Airtel was the weakest Nifty 50 stock, falling 0.86% to 2,089.10. SBI Life Insurance declined 0.79% to 1,769.90, and Jio Financial Services fell 0.69% to 229.60.
On the National Stock Exchange, 2,334 stocks rose and 611 declined. The India VIX, which measures implied volatility of Nifty 50 options, rose 6.01% to 18.52, a new three-month high, the report said.
In commodities, December gold futures fell 0.83% to $4,079.50 a troy ounce. December crude oil fell 0.20% to $90.34 a barrel, and January Brent fell 0.55% to $97.75 a barrel.
The rupee gained against the dollar. USD/INR fell 0.37% to 94.13. The US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.74% to 102.18.