Deepak Fertilizers & Petrochemicals(up 2.04%), Agro Phos(up 0.97%), Coromandel International(up 0.69%), Khaitan Chemicals & Fertilizers(up 0.68%) and Chambal Fertilisers & Chemicals(up 0.27%) stood among the top gainers.
Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers(down 2.42%), ZUARIAGRO(down 2.14%), Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers (down 2.08%), National Fertilizer(down 1.93%), KRISHANA(down 1.69%), Fertilizers & Chemicals Tranvancore(down 1.41%), Madras Fertlizers(down 1.29%), Mangalore Chemicals & Fertilizers(down 0.93%), Aries Agro(down 0.71%) and G S F C(down 0.62%) were among the top losers of the day.
The NSE Nifty50 index ended 86.1 points down at 17532.05, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 360.78 points at 58765.58.
Mahindra & Mahindra(up 3.09%), Coal India(up 1.94%), Indian Oil Corporation(up 1.68%), Dr Reddys Laboratories(up 1.54%), Oil & Natural Gas Corporation(up 1.21%), UltraTech Cement(up 1.18%), Power Grid Corporation of India(up 1.03%), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries(up 1.02%), HDFC LIFE INSURANCE(up 0.98%) and JSW Steel(up 0.89%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.
On the other hand, Bajaj Finserv(down 3.42%), Maruti Suzuki(down 2.4%), Asian Paints(down 2.06%), Bajaj Finance(down 1.9%), Bharti Airtel(down 1.8%), HDFC(down 1.55%), TATA CONSUMER PRODUCTS(down 1.52%), NTPC(down 1.37%), ICICI Bank(down 1.21%) and Tata Consultancy(down 1.2%) closed in the red.