Aro Granite Industries Ltd.(up 14.48%), The Orissa Minerals Development Company Ltd.(up 2.81%), Pokarna Ltd.(up 1.67%), Ashapura Minechem Ltd.(up 1.54%), Oriental Trimex Ltd.(up 0.15%) and Lexus Granito(India)Ltd.(up 0.13%) stood among the top gainers.
Sandur Manganese & Iron Ores Ltd.(down 2.40%), Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd.(down 1.85%), MOIL Ltd.(down 1.58%), NMDC Ltd.(down 1.55%), 20 Microns Ltd.(down 1.55%), KIOCL Ltd.(down 1.14%), Madhav Marbles & Granites Ltd.(down 0.28%) and Coal India Ltd.(down 0.23%) were among the top losers of the day.
The NSE Nifty50 index ended 82.9 points down at 24750.7, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 182.01 points at 81451.01.
Eternal Ltd.(up 4.36%), State Bank of India(up 1.88%), HDFC Bank Ltd.(up 0.91%), Larsen & Toubro Ltd.(up 0.55%), Bajaj Finserv Ltd.(up 0.33%), Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.(up 0.25%) and Reliance Industries Ltd.(up 0.22%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.
On the other hand, Bajaj Auto Ltd.(down 3.02%), Hindalco Industries Ltd.(down 2.54%), Shriram Finance Ltd.(down 1.98%), HCL Technologies Ltd.(down 1.69%), Tech Mahindra Ltd.(down 1.64%), NTPC Ltd.(down 1.61%), Nestle India Ltd.(down 1.6%), Asian Paints Ltd.(down 1.54%), Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.(down 1.5%) and Infosys Ltd.(down 1.45%) closed in the red.