Stock market update: Mining stocks mixed as market falls

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

Oriental Trimex(up 12.22%), NMDC Ltd(up 6.39%), Aro Granite Industries(up 5.45%), Pokarna(up 3.24%), Gujarat Mineral Dvpt Corporation(up 0.62%), Lexus Granito(up 0.33%) and KIOCL(up 0.04%) stood among the top gainers.

Madhav Marbles and Granites(down 3.31%), 20 Microns(down 1.35%), Coal India(down 1.26%), Ashapura Minechem(down 1.25%), MOIL(down 0.79%) and Orissa Minerals Development Company(down 0.31%) 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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