Stock market update: Mining stocks down as market falls

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

20 Microns(up 0.90%) and Pokarna(up 0.48%) stood among the top gainers.

Oriental Trimex(down 8.47%), Orissa Minerals Development Company(down 2.17%), Madhav Marbles and Granites(down 1.82%), MOIL(down 1.19%), KIOCL(down 0.58%), NMDC Ltd(down 0.53%), Aro Granite Industries(down 0.52%), Gujarat Mineral Dvpt Corporation(down 0.51%), Coal India(down 0.44%) and Ashapura Minechem(down 0.42%) were among the top losers of the day.

The NSE Nifty50 index ended 110.25 points down at 17999.2, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 396.34 points at 60322.37.

Maruti Suzuki(up 7.29%), Mahindra & Mahindra(up 3.44%), Tata Motors(up 2.69%), Hero MotoCorp(up 2.14%), Tech Mahindra(up 1.31%), Eicher Motors(up 0.97%), JSW Steel(up 0.51%), Bajaj Finserv(up 0.44%), Larsen & Toubro(up 0.42%) and Wipro(up 0.39%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.

On the other hand, Shree Cement(down 3.23%), Reliance Industries(down 2.32%), State Bank of India(down 2.26%), Hindalco Industries(down 2.26%), TATA CONSUMER PRODUCTS(down 2.25%), UltraTech Cement(down 2.09%), NTPC(down 2.08%), IndusInd Bank(down 1.98%), Grasim Industries(down 1.76%) and Cipla(down 1.75%) closed in the red.

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