Sikko Industries(up 4.85%) and KRISHANA(up 1.59%) stood among the top gainers.
Chambal Fertilisers & Chemicals(down 6.79%), Khaitan Chemicals & Fertilizers(down 4.62%), ZUARIAGRO(down 4.61%), G S F C(down 2.92%), Fertilizers & Chemicals Tranvancore(down 2.80%), Mangalore Chemicals & Fertilizers(down 2.38%), Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers(down 2.37%), National Fertilizer(down 2.16%), Madhya Bharat Agro Products(down 2.15%) and Madras Fertlizers(down 1.89%) were among the top losers of the day.
The NSE Nifty50 index ended 50.75 points up at 17945.95, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed up 76.72 points at 60135.78.
Tata Motors(up 8.57%), Coal India(up 4.46%), Maruti Suzuki(up 3.64%), Grasim Industries(up 3.31%), Power Grid Corporation of India(up 3.06%), Hindalco Industries(up 2.92%), ITC(up 2.74%), NTPC(up 2.62%), Oil & Natural Gas Corporation(up 2.52%) and State Bank of India(up 2.46%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.
On the other hand, Tata Consultancy(down 6.35%), Tech Mahindra(down 2.76%), Infosys(down 1.91%), HCL Technologies(down 1.46%), Wipro(down 1.26%), Britannia Industries(down 1.1%), Reliance Industries(down 0.7%), Bharti Airtel(down 0.67%), HDFC LIFE INSURANCE(down 0.66%) and Larsen & Toubro(down 0.58%) closed in the red.