Stock market update: Mining stocks down as market falls

NEW DELHI: Mining shares closed higher in the Wednesday's session.

Gujarat Mineral Dvpt Corporation(up 2.80%), NMDC Ltd(up 2.56%), Coal India(up 2.07%) and Ashapura Minechem(up 0.94%) stood among the top gainers.

Pokarna(down 7.70%), Madhav Marbles and Granites(down 6.22%), Oriental Trimex(down 3.42%), 20 Microns(down 2.52%), Aro Granite Industries(down 0.99%), KIOCL(down 0.82%) and Orissa Minerals Development Company(down 0.29%) were among the top losers of the day.

The NSE Nifty50 index ended 9.65 points up at 17534.75, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 35.78 points at 58817.29.

Hindalco Industries(up 4.44%), UPL Ltd(up 2.16%), Coal India(up 2.07%), Apollo Hospitals Enterprises(up 2.03%), Tata Steel(up 1.87%), Tata Motors(up 1.56%), Bharti Airtel(up 1.55%), ICICI Bank(up 1.41%), Larsen & Toubro(up 1.39%) and Hero MotoCorp(up 1.37%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.

On the other hand, Bajaj Finance(down 2.63%), NTPC(down 2.29%), Oil & Natural Gas Corporation(down 1.98%), HCL Technologies(down 1.45%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone(down 1.38%), Asian Paints(down 1.35%), Wipro(down 1.31%), UltraTech Cement(down 1.23%), State Bank of India(down 1.1%) and Infosys(down 1.05%) closed in the red.