Stock market update: Fertilisers stocks down as market falls

NEW DELHI: Fertilisers shares closed lower in the Wednesday's session.

Sikko Industries(up 4.99%), ZUARIAGRO(up 1.20%) and Mangalore Chemicals & Fertilizers(up 0.14%) stood among the top gainers.

Bohra Industries(down 5.00%), Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers (down 4.20%), Khaitan Chemicals & Fertilizers(down 3.61%), Chambal Fertilisers & Chemicals(down 3.57%), G S F C(down 3.37%), Nagarjuna Fertilizers & Chem(down 2.60%), National Fertilizer(down 2.30%), Fertilizers & Chemicals Tranvancore(down 2.28%), Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers(down 1.82%) and Deepak Fertilizers & Petrochemicals(down 1.45%) were among the top losers of the day.

The NSE Nifty50 index ended 59.75 points down at 17829.2, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 257.14 points at 59771.92.

Larsen & Toubro(up 4.07%), Grasim Industries(up 2.38%), UPL Ltd(up 2.33%), UltraTech Cement(up 2.26%), Asian Paints(up 2.17%), Hindalco Industries(up 2.11%), Indian Oil Corporation(up 1.34%), State Bank of India(up 1.14%), JSW Steel(up 1.1%) and SBI Life(up 1.09%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.

On the other hand, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries(down 3.37%), IndusInd Bank(down 2.85%), Bharti Airtel(down 2.08%), Kotak Mahindra Bank(down 1.88%), ICICI Bank(down 1.87%), Hero MotoCorp(down 1.6%), HDFC Bank(down 1.57%), Titan Company Ltd(down 1.47%), Mahindra & Mahindra(down 1.45%) and Britannia Industries(down 1.44%) closed in the red.