Ashapura Minechem Ltd.(up 3.78%), Oriental Trimex Ltd.(up 1.80%), Coal India Ltd.(up 1.45%), Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd.(up 1.06%), 20 Microns Ltd.(up 0.89%) and KIOCL Ltd.(up 0.82%) stood among the top gainers.
Sandur Manganese & Iron Ores Ltd.(down 2.91%), Aro Granite Industries Ltd.(down 2.13%), MOIL Ltd.(down 1.95%), Madhav Marbles & Granites Ltd.(down 1.60%), NMDC Ltd.(down 0.86%), The Orissa Minerals Development Company Ltd.(down 0.76%), Lexus Granito(India)Ltd.(down 0.51%) and Pokarna Ltd.(down 0.11%) were among the top losers of the day.
The NSE Nifty50 index ended 71.36 points up at 24770.2, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed up 102.44 points at 80905.3.
Divi's Laboratories Ltd.(up 3.77%), Titan Company Ltd.(up 2.47%), SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.(up 2.24%), Cipla Ltd.(up 2.04%), HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd.(up 1.97%), Hindalco Industries Ltd.(up 1.89%), Grasim Industries Ltd.(up 1.83%), Asian Paints Ltd.(up 1.56%), Adani Enterprises Ltd.(up 1.47%) and Hindustan Unilever Ltd.(up 1.46%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.
On the other hand, Tech Mahindra Ltd.(down 1.48%), UltraTech Cement Ltd.(down 1.32%), Tata Steel Ltd.(down 1.31%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.(down 1.14%), Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.(down 0.73%), HDFC Bank Ltd.(down 0.73%), State Bank of India(down 0.58%), HCL Technologies Ltd.(down 0.57%), ICICI Bank Ltd.(down 0.4%) and Tata Motors Ltd.(down 0.16%) closed in the red.