Madhav Marbles and Granites(up 5.77%), KIOCL(up 4.26%) and 20 Microns(up 1.09%) stood among the top gainers.
Pokarna(down 4.39%), MOIL(down 3.07%), Ashapura Minechem(down 2.92%), NMDC Ltd(down 2.77%), Aro Granite Industries(down 2.51%), Gujarat Mineral Dvpt Corporation(down 1.60%), Coal India(down 1.35%), Oriental Trimex(down 0.68%), Orissa Minerals Development Company(down 0.45%) and Lexus Granito(down 0.27%) were among the top losers of the day.
The NSE Nifty50 index ended 159.05 points down at 19742.35, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 570.6 points at 66230.24.
Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.(up 1.59%), Tech Mahindra Ltd.(up 1.35%), Dr.
Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.(up 0.95%), Asian Paints Ltd.(up 0.92%), Bharti Airtel Ltd.(up 0.79%), Infosys Ltd.(up 0.77%), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.(up 0.76%), Britannia Industries Ltd.(up 0.68%), UPL Ltd.(up 0.4%) and Adani Enterprises Ltd.(up 0.36%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.
On the other hand, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.(down 3.1%), ICICI Bank Ltd.(down 2.82%), Cipla Ltd.(down 2.68%), State Bank of India(down 2.15%), IndusInd Bank Ltd.(down 2.02%), Hero MotoCorp Ltd.(down 1.98%), Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.(down 1.88%), Bajaj Auto Ltd.(down 1.88%), Tata Motors Ltd.(down 1.79%) and Bajaj Finserv Ltd.(down 1.74%) closed in the red.