Lexus Granito(up 2.11%), Ashapura Minechem(up 1.43%), Orissa Minerals Development Company(up 0.54%) and Sandur Manganese & Iron Ores(up 0.41%) stood among the top gainers.
KIOCL(down 8.47%), MOIL(down 5.74%), Gujarat Mineral Dvpt Corporation(down 4.26%), Aro Granite Industries(down 3.52%), Pokarna(down 2.78%), NMDC Ltd(down 2.15%), Madhav Marbles and Granites(down 0.84%) and Coal India(down 0.14%) were among the top losers of the day.
The NSE Nifty50 index ended 140.4 points down at 19671.1, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 551.07 points at 65877.02.
Cipla Ltd.(up 3.16%), Dr.
Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.(up 2.4%), Tata Motors Ltd.(up 1.95%), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.(up 1.46%), SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.(up 0.59%), HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd.(up 0.49%), Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.(up 0.37%), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.(up 0.35%), Britannia Industries Ltd.(up 0.15%) and Hindalco Industries Ltd.(up 0.14%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.
On the other hand, Bajaj Finance Ltd.(down 2.79%), Bajaj Finserv Ltd.(down 1.77%), NTPC Ltd.(down 1.6%), Axis Bank Ltd.(down 1.5%), HDFC Bank Ltd.(down 1.39%), Tata Consumer Products Ltd.(down 1.33%), Reliance Industries Ltd.(down 1.32%), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.(down 1.26%), LTIMindtree Ltd.(down 1.12%) and IndusInd Bank Ltd.(down 1.08%) closed in the red.