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

Pokarna Ltd.(up 4.16%), Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd.(up 1.11%) and Aro Granite Industries Ltd.(up 0.73%) stood among the top gainers.

Madhav Marbles & Granites Ltd.(down 4.04%), NMDC Ltd.(down 2.84%), KIOCL Ltd.(down 2.72%), The Orissa Minerals Development Company Ltd.(down 2.02%), Sandur Manganese & Iron Ores Ltd.(down 1.95%), 20 Microns Ltd.(down 1.52%), Lexus Granito(India)Ltd.(down 1.25%), Ashapura Minechem Ltd.(down 0.95%), MOIL Ltd.(down 0.92%) and Coal India Ltd.(down 0.39%) were among the top losers of the day.

The NSE Nifty50 index ended 169.61 points down at 24718.6, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 573.38 points at 81118.6.

Bharat Electronics Ltd.(up 1.76%), Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.(up 1.47%), Tech Mahindra Ltd.(up 0.89%), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.(up 0.34%), Wipro Ltd.(up 0.24%), Cipla Ltd.(up 0.16%), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.(up 0.15%), Eicher Motors Ltd.(up 0.07%) and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.(up 0.03%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.

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On the other hand, Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.(down 2.83%), State Bank of India(down 1.69%), ITC Ltd.(down 1.69%), IndusInd Bank Ltd.(down 1.58%), Hindalco Industries Ltd.(down 1.43%), Adani Enterprises Ltd.(down 1.41%), HDFC Bank Ltd.(down 1.33%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.(down 1.22%), Bajaj Auto Ltd.(down 1.21%) and Eternal Ltd.(down 0.99%) closed in the red.