Stock market update: Mining stocks up as market rises

NEW DELHI: Mining shares closed higher in the Friday’s session.

Ashapura Minechem Ltd.(up 5.00%), Sandur Manganese & Iron Ores Ltd.(up 5.00%), Oriental Trimex Ltd.(up 4.05%), KIOCL Ltd.(up 2.39%), Lexus Granito(India)Ltd.(up 2.21%), The Orissa Minerals Development Company Ltd.(up 1.09%), Madhav Marbles & Granites Ltd.(up 0.64%), Aro Granite Industries Ltd.(up 0.43%) and 20 Microns Ltd.(up 0.25%) stood among the top gainers.

NMDC Ltd.(down 1.98%), Pokarna Ltd.(down 1.83%), MOIL Ltd.(down 1.08%), Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd.(down 0.78%) and Coal India Ltd.(down 0.03%) were among the top losers of the day.

The NSE Nifty50 index ended 84.8 points up at 22096.75, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed up 190.75 points at 72831.94.

Hero MotoCorp Ltd.(up 3.64%), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.(up 3.61%), UPL Ltd.(up 3.18%), Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.(up 3.13%), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.(up 2.8%), SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.(up 2.26%), Cipla Ltd.(up 2.25%), Bajaj Auto Ltd.(up 2.23%), Titan Company Ltd.(up 2.19%) and IndusInd Bank Ltd.(up 1.89%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.

On the other hand, LTIMindtree Ltd.(down 3.01%), Infosys Ltd.(down 2.95%), Wipro Ltd.(down 2.67%), HCL Technologies Ltd.(down 2.38%), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.(down 1.57%), Tech Mahindra Ltd.(down 1.57%), Tata Consumer Products Ltd.(down 0.99%), Divi’s Laboratories Ltd.(down 0.98%), Bajaj Finserv Ltd.(down 0.94%) and Axis Bank Ltd.(down 0.23%) closed in the red.