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.
Bajaj Auto Ltd.(up 4.82%), Adani Enterprises Ltd.(up 2.4%), IndusInd Bank Ltd.(up 1.62%), ITC Ltd.(up 1.46%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.(up 1.46%), Cipla Ltd.(up 1.45%), Bharti Airtel Ltd.(up 1.32%), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.(up 1.05%), State Bank of India(up 0.62%) and Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.(up 0.57%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.
On the other hand, Hindalco Industries Ltd.(down 3.88%), JSW Steel Ltd.(down 3.74%), Tata Steel Ltd.(down 3.04%), LTIMindtree Ltd.(down 2.97%), Infosys Ltd.(down 2.89%), Wipro Ltd.(down 2.83%), Tech Mahindra Ltd.(down 2.65%), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.(down 2.41%), Hero MotoCorp Ltd.(down 2.4%) and HCL Technologies Ltd.(down 2.16%) closed in the red.