Stock market update: Mining stocks up as market rises

NEW DELHI: Mining stocks were trading higher on Thursday at 10:30AM

Gujarat Mineral Dvpt Corporation(up 2.93%), MOIL(up 1.50%), KIOCL(up 1.50%), Madhav Marbles and Granites(up 1.07%), 20 Microns(up 0.79%), Pokarna(up 0.58%), Ashapura Minechem(up 0.51%), Coal India(up 0.40%) and NMDC Ltd(up 0.37%) were among the top gainers.

Lexus Granito(down 1.85%), Aro Granite Industries(down 0.36%) and Orissa Minerals Development Company(down 0.31%) were among the top losers.

The NSE Nifty50 index was trading 9.65 points up at 18324.75, while the 30-share BSE Sensex was up 49.91 points at 61990.11 at around 10:30AM.

Adani Enterprises(up 3.18%), IndusInd Bank(up 1.77%), NTPC(up 1.27%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone(up 1.19%), HDFC LIFE INSURANCE(up 1.0%), Oil & Natural Gas Corporation(up 0.84%), Apollo Hospitals Enterprises(up 0.77%), HCL Technologies(up 0.77%), UPL Ltd(up 0.76%) and Tech Mahindra(up 0.73%) were among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.

On the other hand, Dr Reddys Laboratories(down 6.42%), Larsen & Toubro(down 4.46%), Hindalco Industries(down 3.12%), Bharti Airtel(down 1.01%), ITC(down 0.62%), Eicher Motors(down 0.46%), Cipla(down 0.37%), JSW Steel(down 0.28%), TATA CONSUMER PRODUCTS(down 0.26%) and Divis Laboratories(down 0.15%) were trading in the red.