Stock market update: Mining stocks up as market falls

economictimes.indiatimes.com:

Lexus Granito(India)Ltd.(up 10.16%), Sandur Manganese & Iron Ores Ltd.(up 5.24%), Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd.(up 5.09%), KIOCL Ltd.(up 3.46%), Oriental Trimex Ltd.(up 2.90%), MOIL Ltd.(up 2.64%), Ashapura Minechem Ltd.(up 1.29%), Aro Granite Industries Ltd.(up 1.08%), Madhav Marbles & Granites Ltd.(up 0.53%) and Coal India Ltd.(up 0.37%) stood among the top gainers.

The Orissa Minerals Development Company Ltd.(down 1.83%), Pokarna Ltd.(down 1.53%), NMDC Ltd.(down 0.86%) and 20 Microns Ltd.(down 0.44%) were among the top losers of the day.
The NSE Nifty50 index ended 3.3 points down at 24320.55, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 36.22 points at 79960.38.
Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.(up 3.8%), ITC Ltd.(up 2.3%), HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd.(up 2.24%), Hindustan Unilever Ltd.(up 1.58%), Tata Consumer Products Ltd.(up 1.18%), Nestle India Ltd.(up 1.14%), Wipro Ltd.(up 1.14%), HCL Technologies Ltd.(up 0.93%), Tata Motors Ltd.(up 0.91%) and Infosys Ltd.(up 0.87%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.
On the other hand, Divi's Laboratories Ltd.(down 3.58%), Titan Company Ltd.(down 3.47%), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.(down 2.34%), Shriram Finance Ltd.(down 2.02%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.(down 1.68%), JSW Steel Ltd.(down 1.56%), Cipla Ltd.(down 1.52%), Tata Steel Ltd.(down 1.4%), Asian Paints Ltd.(down 1.29%) and Bajaj Auto Ltd.(down 1.11%) closed in the red.