Stock market update: Mining stocks down as market rises

The 30-share BSE Sensex closed up 33.4 points at 74119.39

NEW DELHI: Mining shares closed higher in the Thursday's session.

Lexus Granito(India)Ltd.(up 9.92%), MOIL Ltd.(up 3.09%) and Sandur Manganese & Iron Ores Ltd.(up 0.29%) stood among the top gainers.

20 Microns Ltd.(down 5.56%), Madhav Marbles & Granites Ltd.(down 4.62%), KIOCL Ltd.(down 1.54%), Pokarna Ltd.(down 1.53%), Aro Granite Industries Ltd.(down 1.17%), Oriental Trimex Ltd.(down 0.98%), NMDC Ltd.(down 0.90%), Coal India Ltd.(down 0.65%), The Orissa Minerals Development Company Ltd.(down 0.34%) and Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd.(down 0.16%) were among the top losers of the day.

The NSE Nifty50 index ended 19.5 points up at 22493.55, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed up 33.4 points at 74119.39.

Tata Steel Ltd.(up 3.73%), Tata Consumer Products Ltd.(up 3.41%), Bajaj Auto Ltd.(up 3.18%), Tata Motors Ltd.(up 2.13%), JSW Steel Ltd.(up 2.11%), UPL Ltd.(up 1.93%), Hindalco Industries Ltd.(up 1.86%), Bajaj Finserv Ltd.(up 1.82%), Bajaj Finance Ltd.(up 1.74%) and Divi's Laboratories Ltd.(up 1.61%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.

On the other hand, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.(down 3.71%), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.(down 2.14%), Reliance Industries Ltd.(down 1.61%), Axis Bank Ltd.(down 1.21%), ICICI Bank Ltd.(down 0.84%), LTIMindtree Ltd.(down 0.81%), Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.(down 0.77%), Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.(down 0.67%), SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.(down 0.66%) and Coal India Ltd.(down 0.65%) closed in the red.

Source: Stocks-Markets-Economic Times