Stock market update: Sugar stocks up as market rises
DCM Shriram Industries Ltd.(up 3.68%), Kothari Sugars & Chemicals Ltd.(up 2.57%), Avadh Sugar & Energy Ltd.(up 2.39%), Magadh Sugar & Energy Ltd.(up 1.71%), Bannari Amman Sugars Ltd.(up 1.62%), Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd.(up 1.47%), Ugar Sugar Works Ltd.(up 1.27%), Dwarikesh Sugar Industries Ltd.(up 0.99%), Simbhaoli Sugars Ltd.(up 0.68%) and EID Parry(India)Ltd.(up 0.63%) stood among the top gainers.
Rajshree Sugars & Chemicals Ltd.(down 1.16%), Ponni Sugars(Erode)Ltd.(down 1.14%), Dalmia Bharat Sugar and Industries Ltd.(down 0.64%), Triveni Engineering & Industries Ltd.(down 0.47%) and Mawana Sugars Ltd.(down 0.06%) 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
