Stock Market Sectors: Stock Market Update: Mining Stocks Rise as Market Falls

NEW DELHI: Mining stocks ended Monday’s session in the red.

Lexus Granito(India)Ltd. (up 10.16%), Sandur Manganese & Iron Ores Ltd. (up 5.24%), Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. (up 5.09%), KIOCL Ltd. (up 3.46%), Oriental Trimex Ltd. (up 2.90%), MOIL Ltd. (up 2.64%), Ashapura Minechem Ltd. (up 1.29%), Aro Granite Industries Ltd. (up 1.08%), Madhav Marbles & Granites Ltd. (up 0.53%) and Coal India Ltd. (up 0.37%) were among the top gainers.

Top losers on the day included Orissa Minerals Development Company Ltd. (down 1.83%), Pokarna Ltd. (down 1.53%), NMDC Ltd. (down 0.86%) and 20 Microns Ltd. (down 0.44%).

The NSE Nifty50 index ended the day down 3.3 points at 24,320.55, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 36.22 points at 79,960.38.

Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (up 3.8%), ITC Ltd. (up 2.3%), HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd. (up 2.24%), Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (up 1.58%), Tata Consumer Products Ltd. (up 1.18%), Nestle India Ltd. (up 1.14%), Wipro Ltd. (up 1.14%), HCL Technologies Ltd. (up 0.93%), Tata Motors Ltd. (up 0.91%) and Infosys Ltd. (up 0.87%) were among the top gainers in the Nifty pack. On the other hand, Divi’s Laboratories Ltd. (down 3.58%), Titan Company Ltd. (down 3.47%), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (down 2.34%), Shriram Finance Ltd. (down 2.02%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. (down 1.68%), JSW Steel Ltd. (down 1.56%), Cipla Ltd. (down 1.52%), Tata Steel Ltd. (down 1.4%), Asian Paints Ltd. (down 1.29%) and Bajaj Auto Ltd. (down 1.11%) ended in the red.