Ashapura Minechem Ltd.(up 4.79%), Pokarna Ltd.(up 2.24%), Lexus Granito(India)Ltd.(up 2.18%), Sandur Manganese & Iron Ores Ltd.(up 1.54%), Oriental Trimex Ltd.(up 1.39%), The Orissa Minerals Development Company Ltd.(up 1.35%), MOIL Ltd.(up 0.97%) and Aro Granite Industries Ltd.(up 0.03%) stood among the top gainers.
Madhav Marbles & Granites Ltd.(down 2.64%), 20 Microns Ltd.(down 2.46%), NMDC Ltd.(down 1.28%), Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd.(down 0.88%), KIOCL Ltd.(down 0.16%) and Coal India Ltd.(down 0.09%) were among the top losers of the day.
The NSE Nifty50 index ended 346.36 points down at 24578.35, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 1281.68 points at 81148.22.
Bharat Electronics Ltd.(up 4.02%), Hero MotoCorp Ltd.(up 1.98%), Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.(up 0.97%), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.(up 0.82%), Adani Enterprises Ltd.(up 0.66%), Cipla Ltd.(up 0.57%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.(up 0.53%), Bajaj Auto Ltd.(up 0.3%), Bajaj Finance Ltd.(up 0.27%) and HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd.(up 0.07%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.
On the other hand, Infosys Ltd.(down 3.59%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.(down 3.43%), HCL Technologies Ltd.(down 3.04%), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.(down 2.92%), Bharti Airtel Ltd.(down 2.69%), Hindalco Industries Ltd.(down 2.64%), Tata Consumer Products Ltd.(down 2.36%), IndusInd Bank Ltd.(down 2.34%), Wipro Ltd.(down 2.22%) and Britannia Industries Ltd.(down 2.21%) closed in the red.