Stock market update: Mining shares mixed; Shirpur Gold dips 5%

NEW DELHI: Shares of mining companies were trading on a mixed note in Tuesday's afternoon session.

Shares of Kudremukh Iron Ore (up 3.45 per cent), MOIL (up 2.41 per cent), Aro Granite Industries (up 2.28 per cent), Coal India (up 2.10 per cent) and 20 Microns (up 1.59 per cent) were among the top gainers.

While Shirpur Gold Refinery (down 4.92 per cent), Oriental Trimex (down 2.96 per cent), Ashapura Minechem (down 2.11 per cent), ASI Inds (down 1.75 per cent) and Gujarat Mineral Dvpt Corporation (down 1.70 per cent) were among the top losers.

The NSE Nifty50 index was trading 24.20 points up at 11,156.95, while the 30share BSE Sensex was up 6.41 points at 38,150.43 at around 11:57 am.

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries (up 3.57 per cent), Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (up 2.36 per cent), Tata Steel (up 2.31 per cent), NTPC (up 1.73 per cent) and HCL Technologies (up 1.48 per cent) were among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.

On the other hand, Bajaj Auto (down 4.98 per cent), Titan Company (down 1.47 per cent), Asian Paints (down 1.04 per cent), ITC (down 0.92 per cent) and HDFC Bank (down 0.92 per cent) were trading in the red.