Stock market update: Fertilisers stocks up as market rises
Nagarjuna Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd.(up 1.72%), Paradeep Phosphates Ltd.(up 1.71%), Madras Fertilizers Ltd.(up 1.54%), Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd.(up 1.18%), Chambal Fertilisers & Chemicals Ltd.(up 1.01%), Rama Phosphates Ltd.(up 0.82%), Gujarat State Fertilizer & Chemicals Ltd.(up 0.75%), Zuari Agro Chemicals Ltd.(up 0.64%), Aries Agro Ltd.(up 0.62%) and Coromandel International Ltd.(up 0.59%) stood among the top gainers.
Sikko Industries Ltd.(down 2.32%), Deepak Fertilisers & Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd.(down 1.12%), Madhya Bharat Agro Products Ltd.(down 1.01%), The Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Ltd.(down 0.48%), Khaitan Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd.(down 0.42%) and Southern Petrochemicals Industries Corporation Ltd.(down 0.13%) were among the top losers of the day.
The NSE Nifty50 index ended 58.11 points up at 23322.95, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed up 149.98 points at 76606.57.
Coal India Ltd.(up 2.6%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.(up 2.56%), Eicher Motors Ltd.(up 1.94%), SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.(up 1.73%), Tech Mahindra Ltd.(up 1.57%), Shriram Finance Ltd.(up 1.35%), Bajaj Finance Ltd.(up 1.12%), NTPC Ltd.(up 1.07%), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.(up 1.02%) and UltraTech Cement Ltd.(up 1.02%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.
On the other hand, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.(down 1.7%), Britannia Industries Ltd.(down 1.43%), Hindustan Unilever Ltd.(down 1.09%), Tata Consumer Products Ltd.(down 0.97%), Titan Company Ltd.(down 0.84%), Infosys Ltd.(down
