Stock market update: Mining stocks down as market falls

NEW DELHI: Mining shares closed lower in the Friday’s session.

Aro Granite Industries(up 2.19%) and Lexus Granito(up 0.34%) stood among the top gainers.

Madhav Marbles and Granites(down 5.43%), Pokarna(down 5.24%), NMDC Ltd(down 4.97%), Gujarat Mineral Dvpt Corporation(down 3.85%), 20 Microns(down 3.68%), Orissa Minerals Development Company(down 3.65%), Oriental Trimex(down 3.19%), KIOCL(down 2.83%), Coal India(down 1.67%) and Ashapura Minechem(down 1.38%) were among the top losers of the day.

The NSE Nifty50 index ended 509.8 points down at 17026.45, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 1687.94 points at 57107.15.

Cipla(up 7.42%), Dr Reddys Laboratories(up 3.47%), Divis Laboratories(up 2.88%), Nestle India(up 0.23%) and Tata Consultancy(up 0.03%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.

On the other hand, JSW Steel(down 7.67%), Hindalco Industries(down 6.72%), Tata Motors(down 6.61%), IndusInd Bank(down 5.99%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone(down 5.94%), Bharat Petroleum Corporation(down 5.81%), Maruti Suzuki(down 5.31%), Tata Steel(down 5.23%), Oil & Natural Gas Corporation(down 5.16%) and TATA CONSUMER PRODUCTS(down 5.09%) closed in the red.

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