Stock market update: Mining stocks down as market rises

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

Lexus Granito(India)Ltd.(up 5.00%), NMDC Ltd.(up 1.29%), Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd.(up 0.97%), Madhav Marbles & Granites Ltd.(up 0.33%), Pokarna Ltd.(up 0.17%) and MOIL Ltd.(up 0.03%) stood among the top gainers.

Coal India(down 3.29%), KIOCL(down 2.97%), 20 Microns(down 1.58%), Oriental Trimex(down 1.09%), Ashapura Minechem(down 1.08%), Orissa Minerals Development Company(down 1.04%) and Aro Granite Industries(down 0.86%) were among the top losers of the day.

The NSE Nifty50 index ended 176.8 points up at 18338.55, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed up 568.9 points at 61305.95.

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone(up 7.09%), Wipro(up 5.3%), Grasim Industries(up 4.5%), ITC(up 2.95%), HDFC Bank(up 2.93%), Power Grid Corporation of India(up 2.63%), ICICI Bank(up 2.44%), Indian Oil Corporation(up 2.4%), Divis Laboratories(up 2.35%) and IndusInd Bank(up 2.15%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.

On the other hand, Coal India(down 3.29%), Tata Motors(down 1.83%), Eicher Motors(down 1.81%), Tata Consultancy(down 1.2%), HCL Technologies(down 1.12%), HDFC LIFE INSURANCE(down 1.01%), Bajaj Finance(down 0.84%), Asian Paints(down 0.77%), Bharti Airtel(down 0.59%) and Oil & Natural Gas Corporation(down 0.59%) closed in the red.

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