Stock market update: Mining stocks down as market rises

NEW DELHI: Mining shares closed higher in the Tuesday’s session.

Pokarna(up 8.21%), Lexus Granito(up 4.69%), 20 Microns(up 3.79%), KIOCL(up 2.31%), Aro Granite Industries(up 1.93%) and Ashapura Minechem(up 0.85%) stood among the top gainers.

Oriental Trimex(down 4.66%), Coal India(down 1.80%), Madhav Marbles and Granites(down 1.57%), Orissa Minerals Development Company(down 1.39%), NMDC Ltd(down 0.95%), Gujarat Mineral Dvpt Corporation(down 0.70%) and MOIL(down 0.54%) were among the top losers of the day.

The NSE Nifty50 index ended 46.0 points up at 17991.95, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed up 148.53 points at 60284.31.

Titan Company Ltd(up 5.51%), Bajaj Auto(up 3.29%), State Bank of India(up 2.93%), Bajaj Finserv(up 2.87%), Hindalco Industries(up 2.29%), Hero MotoCorp(up 2.06%), Eicher Motors(up 2.03%), Nestle India(up 1.73%), Divis Laboratories(up 1.61%) and ITC(up 1.37%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.

On the other hand, HCL Technologies(down 4.03%), HDFC LIFE INSURANCE(down 1.94%), Tech Mahindra(down 1.84%), Coal India(down 1.8%), Shree Cement(down 1.13%), UltraTech Cement(down 1.09%), Tata Consultancy(down 0.89%), Oil & Natural Gas Corporation(down 0.88%), Grasim Industries(down 0.85%) and ICICI Bank(down 0.66%) closed in the red.

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