Stock market update: Mining stocks up as market falls

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

Oriental Trimex(up 10.59%), Gujarat Mineral Dvpt Corporation(up 4.99%), Lexus Granito(up 4.38%), KIOCL(up 4.17%), Madhav Marbles and Granites(up 2.16%), Coal India(up 1.05%), Aro Granite Industries(up 0.72%) and Ashapura Minechem(up 0.44%) stood among the top gainers.

20 Microns(down 5.18%), MOIL(down 5.14%), Pokarna(down 4.53%), NMDC Ltd(down 2.15%) and Orissa Minerals Development Company(down 0.75%) were among the top losers of the day.

The NSE Nifty50 index ended 88.5 points down at 18178.1, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 336.46 points at 60923.5.

Kotak Mahindra Bank(up 6.37%), Tata Motors(up 4.33%), Grasim Industries(up 3.15%), Bharat Petroleum Corporation(up 2.26%), HDFC(up 1.75%), Divis Laboratories(up 1.51%), ICICI Bank(up 1.29%), NTPC(up 1.13%), Coal India(up 1.05%) and Indian Oil Corporation(up 0.84%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.

On the other hand, Asian Paints(down 5.29%), Hindalco Industries(down 3.74%), Reliance Industries(down 2.88%), Infosys(down 2.7%), Dr Reddys Laboratories(down 2.15%), Tata Steel(down 2.13%), Tata Consultancy(down 2.12%), Hero MotoCorp(down 2.1%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone(down 1.96%) and HCL Technologies(down 1.8%) closed in the red.

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