Stock market update: Mining stocks down as market falls

NEW DELHI: Mining shares closed lower in the Friday's session.

stood among the top gainers.

Oriental Trimex(down 8.59%), Aro Granite Industries(down 7.89%), KIOCL(down 6.69%), 20 Microns(down 6.04%), Ashapura Minechem(down 5.95%), Gujarat Mineral Dvpt Corporation(down 5.95%), Lexus Granito(down 4.76%), NMDC Ltd(down 4.58%), Orissa Minerals Development Company(down 4.49%) and Madhav Marbles and Granites(down 4.04%) were among the top losers of the day.


The NSE Nifty50 index ended 320.55 points down at 17806.8, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 980.93 points at 59845.29.

Divis Laboratories(up 0.07%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.

On the other hand, Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone(down 7.33%), Adani Enterprises(down 5.85%), Hindalco Industries(down 5.7%), Tata Steel(down 5.02%), Tata Motors(down 4.08%), Coal India(down 3.44%), Hero MotoCorp(down 3.33%), State Bank of India(down 3.27%), Bajaj Finserv(down 3.06%) and Reliance Industries(down 2.93%) closed in the red.