Ashapura Minechem Ltd.(up 4.29%), MOIL Ltd.(up 1.41%), Oriental Trimex Ltd.(up 1.37%), Pokarna Ltd.(up 1.10%), Aro Granite Industries Ltd.(up 0.28%), Sandur Manganese & Iron Ores Ltd.(up 0.28%) and NMDC Ltd.(up 0.11%) stood among the top gainers.
Lexus Granito(India)Ltd.(down 2.19%), 20 Microns Ltd.(down 1.67%), KIOCL Ltd.(down 1.54%), Madhav Marbles & Granites Ltd.(down 1.33%), Coal India Ltd.(down 0.74%), The Orissa Minerals Development Company Ltd.(down 0.73%) and Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd.(down 0.72%) were among the top losers of the day.
The NSE Nifty50 index ended 88.4 points down at 25453.4, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 287.6 points at 83409.69.
Tata Steel Ltd.(up 3.64%), JSW Steel Ltd.(up 2.95%), Asian Paints Ltd.(up 2.11%), UltraTech Cement Ltd.(up 1.86%), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.(up 1.45%), Trent Ltd.(up 1.28%), Wipro Ltd.(up 0.93%), Tata Motors Ltd.(up 0.7%), Bharti Airtel Ltd.(up 0.69%) and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.(up 0.62%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.
On the other hand, Shriram Finance Ltd.(down 2.81%), HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd.(down 2.5%), IndusInd Bank Ltd.(down 2.44%), Bajaj Finserv Ltd.(down 2.24%), Larsen & Toubro Ltd.(down 1.91%), Bajaj Finance Ltd.(down 1.46%), HDFC Bank Ltd.(down 1.3%), Bharat Electronics Ltd.(down 1.23%), Cipla Ltd.(down 1.2%) and Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.(down 0.95%) closed in the red.