Stock market update: Mining stocks up as market rises

economictimes.indiatimes.com:

Lexus Granito(India)Ltd.(up 10.55%), Madhav Marbles & Granites Ltd.(up 3.35%), Sandur Manganese & Iron Ores Ltd.(up 3.26%), Oriental Trimex Ltd.(up 2.08%), MOIL Ltd.(up 1.29%), Pokarna Ltd.(up 0.73%), NMDC Ltd.(up 0.51%) and Aro Granite Industries Ltd.(up 0.40%) stood among the top gainers.

The Orissa Minerals Development Company Ltd.(down 0.75%), Ashapura Minechem Ltd.(down 0.72%), 20 Microns Ltd.(down 0.46%), Coal India Ltd.(down 0.43%), KIOCL Ltd.(down 0.29%) and Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd.(down 0.09%) were among the top losers of the day.
The NSE Nifty50 index ended 0.96 points down at 22513.7, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed up 20.59 points at 74248.22.
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.(up 2.06%), SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.(up 1.48%), HDFC Bank Ltd.(up 1.44%), Bajaj Finserv Ltd.(up 1.34%), ITC Ltd.(up 1.14%), HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd.(up 1.13%), State Bank of India(up 0.72%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.(up 0.64%), Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.(up 0.6%) and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.(up 0.53%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.
On the other hand, UltraTech Cement Ltd.(down 1.82%), Grasim Industries Ltd.(down 1.77%), Bajaj Auto Ltd.(down 1.5%), Bajaj Finance Ltd.(down 1.48%), Larsen & Toubro Ltd.(down 1.45%), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.(down 1.35%), Hindalco Industries Ltd.(down 1.34%), Bharti Airtel Ltd.(down 1.32%), Tech Mahindra Ltd.(down 1.24%) and Asian Paints Ltd.(down 1.2%) closed in the red.