Stock market update: Mining stocks down as market falls

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

Aro Granite Industries(up 4.63%), Oriental Trimex(up 3.19%) and MOIL(up 0.41%) stood among the top gainers.

KIOCL(down 6.06%), Coal India(down 3.56%), Gujarat Mineral Dvpt Corporation(down 2.61%), NMDC Ltd(down 2.36%), Madhav Marbles and Granites(down 2.20%), 20 Microns(down 1.93%), Ashapura Minechem(down 1.75%), Lexus Granito(down 1.20%), Orissa Minerals Development Company(down 1.20%) and Pokarna(down 0.86%) were among the top losers of the day.

The NSE Nifty50 index ended 63.2 points down at 18114.9, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 101.88 points at 60821.62.

HDFC(up 2.1%), Bajaj Auto(up 1.64%), Oil & Natural Gas Corporation(up 1.32%), Kotak Mahindra Bank(up 1.29%), Axis Bank(up 1.1%), IndusInd Bank(up 1.01%), SBI Life(up 0.77%), Titan Company Ltd(up 0.68%), ICICI Bank(up 0.5%) and Shree Cement(up 0.43%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.

On the other hand, Hindalco Industries(down 4.72%), Coal India(down 3.56%), Tata Motors(down 3.37%), ITC(down 3.31%), TATA CONSUMER PRODUCTS(down 2.4%), Divis Laboratories(down 2.32%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone(down 2.25%), Maruti Suzuki(down 2.2%), NTPC(down 2.03%) and Wipro(down 2.0%) closed in the red.

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