Stock market update: Fertilisers stocks down as market falls

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

Sikko Industries(up 4.91%), Bohra Industries(up 4.30%), Chambal Fertilisers & Chemicals(up 3.20%), Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers (up 1.43%), KRISHANA(up 0.67%), G S F C(up 0.61%), Khaitan Chemicals & Fertilizers(up 0.48%) and National Fertilizer(up 0.27%) stood among the top gainers.

Agro Phos(down 2.93%), Aries Agro(down 2.23%), Nagarjuna Fertilizers & Chem(down 2.09%), Coromandel International(down 1.42%), Deepak Fertilizers & Petrochemicals(down 1.36%), Mangalore Chemicals & Fertilizers(down 1.34%), ZUARIAGRO(down 1.06%), Fertilizers & Chemicals Tranvancore(down 0.73%), Madras Fertlizers(down 0.53%) and Southern Petrochemicals Industries(down 0.53%) were among the top losers of the day.

The NSE Nifty50 index ended 185.6 points down at 17671.65, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 677.77 points at 59306.93.

UltraTech Cement(up 2.54%), Dr Reddys Laboratories(up 1.95%), Shree Cement(up 1.57%), Maruti Suzuki(up 1.53%), Cipla(up 1.49%), UPL Ltd(up 1.41%), Tata Steel(up 1.26%), Grasim Industries(up 1.1%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone(up 0.71%) and Divis Laboratories(up 0.57%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.

On the other hand, Tech Mahindra(down 3.62%), NTPC(down 3.42%), Kotak Mahindra Bank(down 3.21%), IndusInd Bank(down 3.04%), Larsen & Toubro(down 2.62%), Reliance Industries(down 2.4%), Axis Bank(down 2.16%), Infosys(down 2.12%), HDFC(down 1.93%) and Hindalco Industries(down 1.92%) closed in the red.

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