Stock market update: Fertilisers stocks down as market falls

NEW DELHI: Fertilisers shares closed lower in the Thursday’s session.

Sikko Industries(up 4.93%) and Chambal Fertilisers & Chemicals(up 4.58%) stood among the top gainers.

Bohra Industries(down 4.12%), Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers (down 3.89%), Agro Phos(down 3.46%), ZUARIAGRO(down 3.12%), Southern Petrochemicals Industries(down 3.01%), G S F C(down 2.71%), Fertilizers & Chemicals Tranvancore(down 2.69%), Khaitan Chemicals & Fertilizers(down 2.33%), National Fertilizer(down 2.24%) and KRISHANA(down 2.04%) were among the top losers of the day.

The NSE Nifty50 index ended 353.7 points down at 17857.25, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 1158.63 points at 59984.7.

IndusInd Bank(up 2.93%), Larsen & Toubro(up 1.66%), UltraTech Cement(up 1.26%), Asian Paints(up 0.7%), Shree Cement(up 0.3%), Maruti Suzuki(up 0.18%) and Bajaj Finance(up 0.03%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.

On the other hand, Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone(down 7.74%), ITC(down 5.6%), Oil & Natural Gas Corporation(down 4.88%), ICICI Bank(down 4.35%), Kotak Mahindra Bank(down 4.1%), Coal India(down 4.06%), Axis Bank(down 3.7%), Titan Company Ltd(down 3.45%), State Bank of India(down 3.43%) and Tata Motors(down 3.38%) closed in the red.

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