G S F C(up 4.89%), Deepak Fertilizers & Petrochemicals(up 4.84%), Nagarjuna Fertilizers & Chem(up 4.64%), Fertilizers & Chemicals Tranvancore(up 3.29%), Khaitan Chemicals & Fertilizers(up 2.41%), Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers (up 1.70%), National Fertilizer(up 1.03%), KRISHANA(up 0.89%), ZUARIAGRO(up 0.69%) and Agro Phos(up 0.62%) stood among the top gainers.
Sikko Industries(down 2.04%), Aries Agro(down 1.24%), Madhya Bharat Agro Products(down 0.90%), Mangalore Chemicals & Fertilizers(down 0.23%), Southern Petrochemicals Industries(down 0.22%) and Chambal Fertilisers & Chemicals(down 0.07%) were among the top losers of the day.
The NSE Nifty50 index ended 70.75 points down at 16983.2, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 195.71 points at 57064.87.
Power Grid Corporation of India(up 3.25%), Titan Company Ltd(up 2.21%), SBI Life(up 2.14%), Shree Cement(up 2.1%), Bajaj Finserv(up 2.05%), TATA CONSUMER PRODUCTS(up 1.64%), Bajaj Finance(up 1.32%), Wipro(up 1.05%), Infosys(up 0.96%) and Nestle India(up 0.8%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.
On the other hand, Tata Steel(down 3.91%), Kotak Mahindra Bank(down 2.86%), JSW Steel(down 2.75%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone(down 2.67%), Mahindra & Mahindra(down 1.8%), Eicher Motors(down 1.78%), Hindalco Industries(down 1.76%), Bajaj Auto(down 1.76%), Hero MotoCorp(down 1.67%) and HDFC(down 1.5%) closed in the red.