Pokarna Ltd.(up 13.08%), Madhav Marbles & Granites Ltd.(up 4.98%), Coal India Ltd.(up 4.47%), Ashapura Minechem Ltd.(up 1.51%) and NMDC Ltd.(up 0.74%) stood among the top gainers.
The Orissa Minerals Development Company Ltd.(down 6.32%), Lexus Granito(India)Ltd.(down 3.65%), MOIL Ltd.(down 3.43%), 20 Microns Ltd.(down 3.04%), Sandur Manganese & Iron Ores Ltd.(down 2.54%), KIOCL Ltd.(down 2.38%), Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd.(down 1.69%), Oriental Trimex Ltd.(down 1.66%) and Aro Granite Industries Ltd.(down 1.34%) were among the top losers of the day.
The NSE Nifty50 index ended 27.05 points up at 22529.05, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 52.63 points at 73953.31.
Hindalco Industries Ltd.(up 5.04%), Coal India Ltd.(up 4.47%), Tata Steel Ltd.(up 3.85%), JSW Steel Ltd.(up 3.67%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.(up 3.39%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.(up 2.77%), Cipla Ltd.(up 2.73%), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.(up 2.39%), Divi's Laboratories Ltd.(up 2.23%) and Adani Enterprises Ltd.(up 1.89%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.
On the other hand, Nestle India Ltd.(down 1.75%), Hero MotoCorp Ltd.(down 1.1%), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.(down 1.01%), ICICI Bank Ltd.(down 0.87%), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.(down 0.82%), UltraTech Cement Ltd.(down 0.78%), IndusInd Bank Ltd.(down 0.77%), SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.(down 0.71%), Hindustan Unilever Ltd.(down 0.71%) and Larsen & Toubro Ltd.(down 0.68%) closed in the red.