Stock market update: Mining stocks up as market falls

NEW DELHI: Mining stocks were trading higher on Thursday at 10:19AM

Ashapura Minechem(up 1.94%), KIOCL(up 0.89%), 20 Microns(up 0.41%), MOIL(up 0.38%), Aro Granite Industries(up 0.32%), Pokarna(up 0.31%), Orissa Minerals Development Company(up 0.22%) and Madhav Marbles and Granites(up 0.10%) were among the top gainers.

Coal India(down 1.51%), NMDC Ltd(down 0.59%), Gujarat Mineral Dvpt Corporation(down 0.58%) and Oriental Trimex(down 0.53%) were among the top losers.

The NSE Nifty50 index was trading 26.55 points down at 17388.5, while the 30-share BSE Sensex was down 80.88 points at 58260.11 at around 10:19AM.

Reliance Industries(up 2.23%), Divis Laboratories(up 0.97%), Tech Mahindra(up 0.79%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone(up 0.78%), Infosys(up 0.69%), Tata Motors(up 0.53%), UPL Ltd(up 0.43%), HDFC LIFE INSURANCE(up 0.39%), Kotak Mahindra Bank(up 0.32%) and HCL Technologies(up 0.18%) were among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.

On the other hand, Indian Oil Corporation(down 1.88%), Shree Cement(down 1.84%), ICICI Bank(down 1.7%), IndusInd Bank(down 1.69%), Coal India(down 1.51%), Bharat Petroleum Corporation(down 1.17%), Eicher Motors(down 1.11%), HDFC(down 1.01%), JSW Steel(down 1.01%) and Hindalco Industries(down 0.98%) were trading in the red.

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