Stock market update: Sugar stocks up as market rises
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Bajaj Hindusthan Sugar Ltd.(up 5.79%), KCP Sugar & Industries Corporation Ltd.(up 4.99%), Sakthi Sugars Ltd.(up 3.50%), Simbhaoli Sugars Ltd.(up 3.32%), DCM Shriram Industries Ltd.(up 2.58%), Ugar Sugar Works Ltd.(up 2.17%), Dwarikesh Sugar Industries Ltd.(up 2.11%), EID Parry(India)Ltd.(up 2.05%), Rana Sugars Ltd.(up 2.04%) and Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd.(up 1.54%) stood among the top gainers.
Uttam Sugar Mills Ltd.(down 1.44%) and Magadh Sugar & Energy Ltd.(down 0.61%) were among the top losers of the day.
The NSE Nifty50 index ended 215.16 points up at 21453.95, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed up 689.76 points at 71060.31.
Hindalco Industries Ltd.(up 4.39%), Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.(up 4.02%), Tata Steel Ltd.(up 3.89%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.(up 3.47%), HCL Technologies Ltd.(up 3.47%), IndusInd Bank Ltd.(up 3.41%), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.(up 3.05%), Tech Mahindra Ltd.(up 3.03%), Hindustan Unilever Ltd.(up 2.79%) and Bharti Airtel Ltd.(up 2.76%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.
On the other hand, ICICI Bank Ltd.(down 2.91%), Axis Bank Ltd.(down 2.77%), Asian Paints Ltd.(down 1.81%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.(down 1.46%), HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd.(down 0.77%), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.(down 0.43%), LTIMindtree Ltd.(down 0.34%), Hero MotoCorp Ltd.(down 0.24%) and Bajaj Finance Ltd.(down 0.22%) closed in the red.
