Stock market update: Fertilisers stocks down as market rises

NEW DELHI: Fertilisers shares closed higher in the Monday’s session.

Nagarjuna Fertilizers & Chem(up 4.86%), Bohra Industries(up 4.23%) and Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers (up 1.17%) stood among the top gainers.

Sikko Industries(down 4.98%), Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers(down 4.60%), Fertilizers & Chemicals Tranvancore(down 4.57%), Khaitan Chemicals & Fertilizers(down 4.52%), G S F C(down 4.40%), Aries Agro(down 3.66%), Southern Petrochemicals Industries(down 3.37%), National Fertilizer(down 3.28%), Deepak Fertilizers & Petrochemicals(down 3.08%) and Madras Fertlizers(down 2.94%) were among the top losers of the day.

The NSE Nifty50 index ended 27.5 points up at 17053.95, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed up 153.43 points at 57260.58.

Kotak Mahindra Bank(up 2.82%), HCL Technologies(up 2.08%), HDFC LIFE INSURANCE(up 1.94%), Tata Consultancy(up 1.6%), Wipro(up 1.47%), Bajaj Finance(up 1.45%), Titan Company Ltd(up 1.39%), Bajaj Finserv(up 1.25%), Reliance Industries(up 1.2%) and Hindalco Industries(up 0.76%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.

On the other hand, Bharat Petroleum Corporation(down 2.49%), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries(down 2.12%), UPL Ltd(down 2.05%), Oil & Natural Gas Corporation(down 2.04%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone(down 2.03%), NTPC(down 1.82%), Indian Oil Corporation(down 1.78%), Axis Bank(down 1.61%), Hero MotoCorp(down 1.53%) and Shree Cement(down 1.46%) closed in the red.

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