Stock market update: Mining stocks down as market rises

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

stood among the top gainers.

Pokarna(down 6.22%), Ashapura Minechem(down 5.55%), Orissa Minerals Development Company(down 4.52%), KIOCL(down 4.02%), 20 Microns(down 3.68%), Aro Granite Industries(down 2.71%), Gujarat Mineral Dvpt Corporation(down 2.33%), Lexus Granito(down 1.99%), MOIL(down 1.72%) and Oriental Trimex(down 1.61%) were among the top losers of the day.

The NSE Nifty50 index ended 40.65 points up at 16985.7, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed up 126.76 points at 57653.86.

Grasim Industries(up 2.3%), Reliance Industries(up 1.55%), Cipla(up 1.37%), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries(up 1.09%), State Bank of India(up 0.95%), Apollo Hospitals Enterprises(up 0.81%), Divis Laboratories(up 0.79%), Kotak Mahindra Bank(up 0.77%), Hindustan Unilever(up 0.73%) and Infosys(up 0.6%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.

On the other hand, Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone(down 1.39%), SBI Life(down 1.16%), Mahindra & Mahindra(down 1.12%), Tata Motors(down 1.07%), Power Grid Corporation of India(down 1.03%), Adani Enterprises(down 1.01%), Bajaj Finance(down 0.99%), NTPC(down 0.84%), Eicher Motors(down 0.83%) and Axis Bank(down 0.78%) closed in the red.