Stock market update: Mining stocks up as market rises

NEW DELHI: Mining stocks were trading higher on Thursday at 09:59AM

20 Microns(up 7.51%), KIOCL(up 3.19%), Pokarna(up 1.83%), Ashapura Minechem(up 1.68%), Aro Granite Industries(up 1.65%), Oriental Trimex(up 1.20%), Gujarat Mineral Dvpt Corporation(up 1.15%), MOIL(up 1.10%), NMDC Ltd(up 0.63%) and Madhav Marbles and Granites(up 0.46%) were among the top gainers.

Orissa Minerals Development Company(down 0.22%) were among the top losers.

The NSE Nifty50 index was trading 7.85 points down at 17703.45, while the 30-share BSE Sensex was up 7.52 points at 59420.79 at around 09:59AM.

Bharti Airtel(up 1.5%), Tata Motors(up 1.11%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone(up 0.88%), Dr Reddys Laboratories(up 0.84%), Asian Paints(up 0.64%), Bajaj Finserv(up 0.61%), NTPC(up 0.57%), IndusInd Bank(up 0.49%), Grasim Industries(up 0.48%) and Bajaj Finance(up 0.46%) were among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.

On the other hand, Oil & Natural Gas Corporation(down 1.69%), Indian Oil Corporation(down 1.1%), Power Grid Corporation of India(down 1.08%), Eicher Motors(down 0.91%), Cipla(down 0.82%), JSW Steel(down 0.81%), Kotak Mahindra Bank(down 0.73%), Hero MotoCorp(down 0.69%), Shree Cement(down 0.68%) and TATA CONSUMER PRODUCTS(down 0.67%) were trading in the red.

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