Ashapura Minechem(up 5.18%), 20 Microns(up 4.97%), KIOCL(up 3.44%), Pokarna(up 2.54%), Oriental Trimex(up 2.05%), Madhav Marbles and Granites(up 1.13%), Orissa Minerals Development Company(up 0.55%), MOIL(up 0.12%) and Gujarat Mineral Dvpt Corporation(up 0.12%) were among the top gainers.
Aro Granite Industries(down 2.81%), NMDC Ltd(down 0.91%) and Coal India(down 0.61%) were among the top losers.
The NSE Nifty50 index was trading 4.1 points up at 19579.0, while the 30-share BSE Sensex was down 10.66 points at 65769.6 at around 10:55AM.
Divi's Laboratories Ltd.(up 1.6%), Cipla Ltd.(up 1.38%), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.(up 1.33%), SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.(up 1.13%), HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd.(up 0.99%), Dr.
Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.(up 0.76%), Bharti Airtel Ltd.(up 0.74%), Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.(up 0.68%), HDFC Bank Ltd.(up 0.63%) and UltraTech Cement Ltd.(up 0.61%) were among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.
On the other hand, Hindalco Industries Ltd.(down 1.68%), Tata Steel Ltd.(down 1.51%), NTPC Ltd.(down 1.23%), Grasim Industries Ltd.(down 0.84%), Infosys Ltd.(down 0.74%), ICICI Bank Ltd.(down 0.71%), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.(down 0.64%), Coal India Ltd.(down 0.64%), IndusInd Bank Ltd.(down 0.58%) and Axis Bank Ltd.(down 0.53%) were trading in the red.