Stock market update: Fertilisers stocks down as market rises

Aries Agro Ltd.(down 5.88%), Khaitan Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd.(down 5.70%), Nagarjuna Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd.(down 5.01%), Sikko Industries Ltd.(down 4.99%), Bohra Industries Ltd.(down 4.97%), Southern Petrochemicals Industries Corporation Ltd.(down 4.87%), The Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Ltd.(down 4.49%), Rama Phosphates Ltd.(down 4.34%), National Fertilizers Ltd.(down 4.27%) and Madhya Bharat Agro Products Ltd.(down 4.26%) were among the top losers of the day.

The NSE Nifty50 index ended 3.05 points up at 22335.7, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed up 165.32 points at 73667.96.

HDFC Bank Ltd.(up 2.23%), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.(up 1.7%), LTIMindtree Ltd.(up 1.69%), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.(up 1.01%), Infosys Ltd.(up 0.78%), Eicher Motors Ltd.(up 0.71%), Bharti Airtel Ltd.(up 0.64%), Reliance Industries Ltd.(up 0.61%), Tech Mahindra Ltd.(up 0.26%) and HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd.(up 0.12%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.

On the other hand, Adani Enterprises Ltd.(down 2.65%), Cipla Ltd.(down 2.55%), Grasim Industries Ltd.(down 2.37%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.(down 1.94%), State Bank of India(down 1.81%), Bajaj Auto Ltd.(down 1.53%), JSW Steel Ltd.(down 1.45%), Britannia Industries Ltd.(down 1.39%), Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.(down 1.34%) and Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.(down 1.32%) closed in the red.