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

Lexus Granito(India)Ltd.(up 16.27%), KIOCL Ltd.(up 5.58%), Madhav Marbles & Granites Ltd.(up 1.60%) and Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd.(up 1.01%) stood among the top gainers.

Ashapura Minechem Ltd.(down 5.00%), Pokarna Ltd.(down 2.76%), Sandur Manganese & Iron Ores Ltd.(down 2.73%), Coal India Ltd.(down 1.72%), MOIL Ltd.(down 1.50%), Aro Granite Industries Ltd.(down 1.34%), The Orissa Minerals Development Company Ltd.(down 1.30%), 20 Microns Ltd.(down 1.06%), Oriental Trimex Ltd.(down 0.52%) and NMDC Ltd.(down 0.12%) were among the top losers of the day.

The NSE Nifty50 index ended 174.1 points down at 24542.5, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 636.24 points at 80737.51.

Grasim Industries Ltd.(up 1.13%), Shriram Finance Ltd.(up 0.89%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.(up 0.69%), Bajaj Auto Ltd.(up 0.59%), Cipla Ltd.(up 0.21%), Hindalco Industries Ltd.(up 0.15%) and Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.(up 0.05%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.

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On the other hand, Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.(down 2.44%), Adani Enterprises Ltd.(down 1.91%), Bajaj Finserv Ltd.(down 1.83%), Coal India Ltd.(down 1.72%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.(down 1.64%), Bajaj Finance Ltd.(down 1.53%), SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.(down 1.51%), Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.(down 1.49%), IndusInd Bank Ltd.(down 1.46%) and Eternal Ltd.(down 1.46%) closed in the red.