Stock market update: Mining stocks up as market rises
Oriental Trimex Ltd.(up 2.91%), Ashapura Minechem Ltd.(up 2.22%), MOIL Ltd.(up 1.81%), KIOCL Ltd.(up 1.28%), NMDC Ltd.(up 0.47%), Coal India Ltd.(up 0.43%), Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd.(up 0.40%) and Lexus Granito(India)Ltd.(up 0.21%) stood among the top gainers.
20 Microns Ltd.(down 4.88%), Aro Granite Industries Ltd.(down 2.13%), Pokarna Ltd.(down 1.87%), Sandur Manganese & Iron Ores Ltd.(down 1.70%), The Orissa Minerals Development Company Ltd.(down 0.47%) and Madhav Marbles & Granites Ltd.(down 0.09%) were among the top losers of the day.
The NSE Nifty50 index ended 240.96 points at 24708.4, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed up 809.53 points at 81765.86.
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.(up 2.52%), Infosys Ltd.(up 2.42%), Titan Company Ltd.(up 2.28%), Trent Ltd.(up 2.15%), Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.(up 2.0%), Bharti Airtel Ltd.(up 1.98%), Wipro Ltd.(up 1.81%), Bajaj Finance Ltd.(up 1.64%), ICICI Bank Ltd.(up 1.56%) and Tech Mahindra Ltd.(up 1.56%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.
On the other hand, SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.(down 1.43%), Bajaj Auto Ltd.(down 1.2%), HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd.(down 1.1%), NTPC Ltd.(down 0.97%), Grasim Industries Ltd.(down 0.39%), Asian Paints Ltd.(down 0.3%), Shriram Finance Ltd.(down 0.2%), Cipla Ltd.(down 0.18%) and IndusInd Bank Ltd.(down 0.07%) closed in the red.
