Ashapura Minechem(up 5.00%), 20 Microns(up 4.90%), Madhav Marbles and Granites(up 3.94%), Oriental Trimex(up 2.78%), Sandur Manganese & Iron Ores(up 2.60%), Aro Granite Industries(up 0.73%), Coal India(up 0.69%), NMDC Ltd(up 0.52%) and Lexus Granito(up 0.37%) stood among the top gainers.
Gujarat Mineral Dvpt Corporation(down 2.80%), Pokarna(down 2.62%), Orissa Minerals Development Company(down 0.82%), KIOCL(down 0.47%) and MOIL(down 0.31%) were among the top losers of the day.
The NSE Nifty50 index ended 9.85 points down at 19802.0, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 5.43 points at 66017.81.
Hero MotoCorp Ltd.(up 4.52%), Bajaj Auto Ltd.(up 3.02%), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.(up 2.28%), Eicher Motors Ltd.(up 1.3%), IndusInd Bank Ltd.(up 1.06%), JSW Steel Ltd.(up 0.92%), Bharti Airtel Ltd.(up 0.71%), Coal India Ltd.(up 0.69%), HDFC Bank Ltd.(up 0.57%) and Wipro Ltd.(up 0.56%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.
On the other hand, Cipla Ltd.(down 7.93%), UltraTech Cement Ltd.(down 1.76%), LTIMindtree Ltd.(down 1.48%), SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.(down 1.33%), Larsen & Toubro Ltd.(down 1.18%), Grasim Industries Ltd.(down 0.87%), Bajaj Finance Ltd.(down 0.76%), Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.(down 0.68%), Titan Company Ltd.(down 0.62%) and Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.(down 0.62%) closed in the red.