Coal India Ltd (up 1.89%), Ashapura Minechem Ltd (1.11%), MOIL Ltd (0.39%) and NMDC Ltd (0.38%) were among the top gainers.
Pokarna Ltd. (down 6.24%), Oriental Trimax Ltd. (down 2.06%), 20 Microns Ltd. (down 2.04%), The Orissa Minerals Development Company Ltd. (down 1.70%), Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. (down ). 1.28%, Lexus Granito(India) Ltd.(down 0.93%), Aro Granite Industries Ltd.(down 0.58%), Madhav Marbles & Granites Ltd.(down 0.57%), KIOCL Ltd.(down 0.33%) and Sandur Manganese & Iron Ores Ltd (down 0.06%) were among the day’s top losers.
The NSE Nifty50 index fell 37.1 points to close at 26178.95, while the 30-share BSE Sensex shed 264.27 points to close at 85571.85.
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.(up 6.44%), Cipla Ltd.(up 3.13%), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.(up 2.65%), Coal India Ltd.(up 1.89%), Titan Company Ltd.(up 1.58%), Divi’s Laboratories Ltd .(up 1.47%), Bajaj Finserv Ltd.(up 1.41%), HCL Technologies Ltd.(1.38%), Eicher Motors Ltd.(1.37%) and Grasim Industries Ltd.(1.36%) were among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.
On the other hand, Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (down 3.07%), Bharti Airtel Ltd. (down 2.07%), Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (down 1.57%), Hero Motocorp Ltd. (down 1.56%), Larsen & Toubro Ltd. .(down 1.51%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.(down 1.08%), Tata Consumer Products Ltd.(down 0.99%), Ultratech Cement Ltd.(down 0.94%), SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd. .(down 0.83%) and Hindustan Unilever Ltd.(down 0.67%) closed in the red.
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