NMDC Ltd(up 1.21%) and Sandur Manganese & Iron Ores(up 0.63%) stood among the top gainers.
Ashapura Minechem(down 1.81%), KIOCL(down 1.81%), 20 Microns(down 1.76%), Coal India(down 1.30%), Pokarna(down 1.03%), MOIL(down 0.98%), Orissa Minerals Development Company(down 0.76%), Gujarat Mineral Dvpt Corporation(down 0.71%), Oriental Trimex(down 0.53%) and Aro Granite Industries(down 0.41%) were among the top losers of the day.
The NSE Nifty50 index ended 47.3 points down at 21731.4, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 170.12 points at 72240.26.
Nestle India Ltd.(up 2.98%), Adani Enterprises Ltd.(up 2.39%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.(up 2.29%), Tech Mahindra Ltd.(up 1.92%), Coal India Ltd.(up 1.54%), Tata Motors Ltd.(up 1.36%), ITC Ltd.(up 1.28%), Wipro Ltd.(up 1.24%), HCL Technologies Ltd.(up 1.2%) and UPL Ltd.(up 0.92%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.
On the other hand, Eicher Motors Ltd.(down 2.53%), Bharti Airtel Ltd.(down 1.85%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.(down 1.5%), Bajaj Auto Ltd.(down 1.41%), Hindalco Industries Ltd.(down 0.72%), HDFC Bank Ltd.(down 0.65%), Tata Consumer Products Ltd.(down 0.61%), Bajaj Finserv Ltd.(down 0.55%), LTIMindtree Ltd.(down 0.52%) and Hero MotoCorp Ltd.(down 0.5%) closed in the red.