Pokarna(up 6.76%), 20 Microns(up 3.98%), KIOCL(up 1.80%), Ashapura Minechem(up 1.21%), Gujarat Mineral Dvpt Corporation(up 1.02%), Madhav Marbles and Granites(up 0.36%), Orissa Minerals Development Company(up 0.31%) and Aro Granite Industries(up 0.15%) stood among the top gainers.
Oriental Trimex(down 4.10%), NMDC Ltd(down 1.58%), Coal India(down 0.83%), MOIL(down 0.43%) and Lexus Granito(down 0.32%) were among the top losers of the day.
The NSE Nifty50 index ended 57.45 points down at 18210.95, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 206.93 points at 61143.33.
Asian Paints(up 4.2%), UPL Ltd(up 3.96%), Divis Laboratories(up 2.6%), Cipla(up 1.65%), Infosys(up 1.48%), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries(up 1.43%), State Bank of India(up 1.29%), TATA CONSUMER PRODUCTS(up 1.22%), SBI Life(up 1.19%) and Shree Cement(up 1.19%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.
On the other hand, Axis Bank(down 6.46%), Bajaj Finance(down 4.75%), Oil & Natural Gas Corporation(down 3.19%), Tata Motors(down 2.11%), Bajaj Finserv(down 1.86%), Hindustan Unilever(down 1.65%), JSW Steel(down 1.36%), NTPC(down 1.33%), Tata Steel(down 1.3%) and Hindalco Industries(down 1.28%) closed in the red.
