MOIL(up 4.22%), Lexus Granito(up 2.14%), Ashapura Minechem(up 1.00%), Oriental Trimex(up 0.68%), KIOCL(up 0.68%) and Coal India(up 0.57%) stood among the top gainers.
Pokarna(down 1.48%), Gujarat Mineral Dvpt Corporation(down 1.35%), Aro Granite Industries(down 1.15%), Madhav Marbles and Granites(down 0.94%), NMDC Ltd(down 0.40%) and Orissa Minerals Development Company(down 0.35%) were among the top losers of the day.
The NSE Nifty50 index ended 93.65 points down at 19253.8, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 255.84 points at 64831.41.
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.(up 2.11%), Cipla Ltd.(up 1.73%), HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd.(up 1.2%), Titan Company Ltd.(up 0.72%), Hindalco Industries Ltd.(up 0.67%), Tata Steel Ltd.(up 0.65%), Coal India Ltd.(up 0.56%), Tech Mahindra Ltd.(up 0.39%), LTIMindtree Ltd.(up 0.38%) and UltraTech Cement Ltd.(up 0.38%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.
On the other hand, Adani Enterprises Ltd.(down 3.73%), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.(down 3.23%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.(down 3.23%), Eicher Motors Ltd.(down 2.03%), Britannia Industries Ltd.(down 1.82%), Tata Consumer Products Ltd.(down 1.65%), UPL Ltd.(down 1.45%), Bajaj Finance Ltd.(down 1.44%), Bajaj Auto Ltd.(down 1.3%) and Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.(down 1.23%) closed in the red.