Stock market update: Mining stocks down as market falls

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

Aro Granite Industries(up 3.47%), Pokarna(up 1.12%), Oriental Trimex(up 0.61%), Madhav Marbles and Granites(up 0.57%) and Gujarat Mineral Dvpt Corporation(up 0.57%) stood among the top gainers.

KIOCL(down 2.44%), Coal India(down 1.79%), Ashapura Minechem(down 1.07%), 20 Microns(down 0.88%), MOIL(down 0.51%), Orissa Minerals Development Company(down 0.39%) and NMDC Ltd(down 0.04%) were among the top losers of the day.

The NSE Nifty50 index ended 132.7 points down at 17859.45, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 452.9 points at 59900.37.

Britannia Industries(up 1.06%), Mahindra & Mahindra(up 0.98%), Reliance Industries(up 0.91%), Bharat Petroleum Corporation(up 0.69%), Oil & Natural Gas Corporation(up 0.58%), Bajaj Auto(up 0.58%), Nestle India(up 0.55%), ITC(up 0.48%), HDFC LIFE INSURANCE(up 0.36%) and SBI Life(up 0.11%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.

On the other hand, Tata Consultancy(down 3.01%), JSW Steel(down 2.98%), IndusInd Bank(down 2.79%), Bajaj Finserv(down 2.62%), Tech Mahindra(down 2.52%), Bajaj Finance(down 1.96%), Kotak Mahindra Bank(down 1.84%), Infosys(down 1.81%), Coal India(down 1.79%) and Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone(down 1.65%) closed in the red.