Stock market update: Mining stocks up as market falls

NEW DELHI: Mining shares closed lower in the Thursday's session.

MOIL(up 2.61%), Gujarat Mineral Dvpt Corporation(up 1.16%), KIOCL(up 0.83%), 20 Microns(up 0.43%), Aro Granite Industries(up 0.38%), Orissa Minerals Development Company(up 0.29%), Ashapura Minechem(up 0.12%) and NMDC Ltd(up 0.09%) stood among the top gainers.

Coal India(down 4.52%), Pokarna(down 4.47%), Oriental Trimex(down 2.92%), Lexus Granito(down 2.45%) and Madhav Marbles and Granites(down 2.24%) were among the top losers of the day.

The NSE Nifty50 index ended 46.65 points down at 18487.75, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 193.7 points at 62428.54.

Apollo Hospitals Enterprises(up 4.16%), Divis Laboratories(up 2.38%), Tata Motors(up 1.69%), Bajaj Auto(up 1.67%), Asian Paints(up 1.5%), Hero MotoCorp(up 1.47%), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries(up 1.27%), Cipla(up 1.23%), Eicher Motors(up 1.2%) and Hindustan Unilever(up 1.14%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.

On the other hand, Coal India(down 4.52%), Kotak Mahindra Bank(down 4.18%), Bharti Airtel(down 2.58%), SBI Life(down 2.21%), HDFC LIFE INSURANCE(down 1.71%), ICICI Bank(down 1.37%), ITC(down 1.3%), UPL Ltd(down 1.04%), Grasim Industries(down 0.93%) and Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone(down 0.92%) closed in the red.