Ashapura Minechem Ltd.(up 4.39%), 20 Microns Ltd.(up 3.11%), Madhav Marbles & Granites Ltd.(up 1.91%), NMDC Ltd.(up 1.17%), Aro Granite Industries Ltd.(up 1.13%), MOIL Ltd.(up 0.77%), Lexus Granito(India)Ltd.(up 0.49%), The Orissa Minerals Development Company Ltd.(up 0.36%), Pokarna Ltd.(up 0.27%) and KIOCL Ltd.(up 0.25%) stood among the top gainers.
Oriental Trimex Ltd.(down 4.30%), Sandur Manganese & Iron Ores Ltd.(down 1.38%), Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd.(down 0.94%) and Coal India Ltd.(down 0.88%) were among the top losers of the day.
The NSE Nifty50 index ended 120.85 points down at 25355.25, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 345.8 points at 83190.28.
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.(up 1.45%), IndusInd Bank Ltd.(up 1.44%), Tata Steel Ltd.(up 1.05%), Bajaj Finance Ltd.(up 0.75%), Bajaj Finserv Ltd.(up 0.65%), Jio Financial Services Ltd.(up 0.55%), Trent Ltd.(up 0.43%), Tata Motors Ltd.(up 0.41%), JSW Steel Ltd.(up 0.28%) and Hindalco Industries Ltd.(up 0.17%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.
On the other hand, Bharti Airtel Ltd.(down 2.74%), HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd.(down 1.92%), Asian Paints Ltd.(down 1.91%), Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.(down 1.48%), Shriram Finance Ltd.(down 1.37%), Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.(down 1.15%), Infosys Ltd.(down 1.1%), Nestle India Ltd.(down 1.09%), Wipro Ltd.(down 1.03%) and Bharat Electronics Ltd.(down 1.0%) closed in the red.