Stock Market Sectors: Stock market update: Mining stocks mixed as market falls

Ashapura Minechem Ltd.(up 4.16%), Oriental Trimex Ltd.(up 2.35%), Lexus Granito(India)Ltd.(up 1.87%), Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd.(up 0.76%), Coal India Ltd.(up 0.67%), Pokarna Ltd.(up 0.33%) and Sandur Manganese & Iron Ores Ltd.(up 0.32%) stood among the top gainers.

20 Microns Ltd.(down 2.00%), MOIL Ltd.(down 1.63%), The Orissa Minerals Development Company Ltd.(down 1.18%), NMDC Ltd.(down 1.12%), Aro Granite Industries Ltd.(down 1.02%), Madhav Marbles & Granites Ltd.(down 0.99%) and KIOCL Ltd.(down 0.32%) were among the top losers of the day.

The NSE Nifty50 index ended 36.1 points down at 24399.4, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 16.82 points at 80065.16.

UltraTech Cement Ltd.(up 2.71%), Shriram Finance Ltd.(up 1.49%), Titan Company Ltd.(up 1.29%), Grasim Industries Ltd.(up 1.28%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.(up 1.18%), State Bank of India(up 1.09%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.(up 1.05%), NTPC Ltd.(up 0.89%), HDFC Bank Ltd.(up 0.8%) and Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.(up 0.72%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.

On the other hand, Hindustan Unilever Ltd.(down 5.8%), SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.(down 4.71%), Hindalco Industries Ltd.(down 3.69%), Nestle India Ltd.(down 2.95%), Bajaj Auto Ltd.(down 2.69%), Britannia Industries Ltd.(down 2.38%), ITC Ltd.(down 1.81%), Tata Consumer Products Ltd.(down 1.79%), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.(down 1.62%) and HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd.(down 1.23%) closed in the red.