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    Stock market update: Mining stocks down as market falls

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    The 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 147.47 points at 59958.03

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    Shrikant Chouhan of Kotak Securities said Nifty50 topping the 15,800 mark was completely unexpected.
    NEW DELHI: Mining shares closed lower in the Thursday's session.

    Lexus Granito(up 4.69%), Pokarna(up 0.60%), Coal India(up 0.23%) and NMDC Ltd(up 0.08%) stood among the top gainers.

    20 Microns(down 2.88%), Aro Granite Industries(down 2.85%), MOIL(down 1.94%), Oriental Trimex(down 1.82%), Ashapura Minechem(down 1.72%), KIOCL(down 1.67%), Gujarat Mineral Dvpt Corporation(down 1.28%), Orissa Minerals Development Company(down 0.77%) and Madhav Marbles and Granites(down 0.35%) were among the top losers of the day.

    The NSE Nifty50 index ended 37.5 points down at 17858.2, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 147.47 points at 59958.03.

    SBI Life(up 1.89%), UltraTech Cement(up 1.87%), Larsen & Toubro(up 1.62%), HCL Technologies(up 1.6%), Cipla(up 1.29%), JSW Steel(up 1.23%), Dr Reddys Laboratories(up 1.14%), Maruti Suzuki(up 1.02%), Bajaj Auto(up 0.91%) and Power Grid Corporation of India(up 0.73%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.

    On the other hand, Divis Laboratories(down 3.11%), Reliance Industries(down 2.16%), Bharat Petroleum Corporation(down 2.11%), Axis Bank(down 1.5%), Tata Motors(down 1.42%), Kotak Mahindra Bank(down 1.24%), Bharti Airtel(down 1.13%), Hindalco Industries(down 1.08%), Eicher Motors(down 1.08%) and Bajaj Finserv(down 0.85%) closed in the red.



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