Stock market update: Mining stocks mixed as market rises

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

Sandur Manganese & Iron Ores(up 6.85%), MOIL(up 1.99%), Coal India(up 1.46%), NMDC Ltd(up 0.56%), Pokarna(up 0.43%) and Madhav Marbles and Granites(up 0.39%) stood among the top gainers.

Gujarat Mineral Dvpt Corporation(down 3.62%), Aro Granite Industries(down 1.93%), Ashapura Minechem(down 0.96%), Orissa Minerals Development Company(down 0.84%), KIOCL(down 0.29%) and Lexus Granito(down 0.12%) were among the top losers of the day.


The NSE Nifty50 index ended 181.15 points up at 19411.75, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed up 594.91 points at 64958.69.

Divi's Laboratories Ltd.(up 4.65%), Hero MotoCorp Ltd.(up 2.5%), Eicher Motors Ltd.(up 2.41%), Larsen & Toubro Ltd.(up 2.2%), Axis Bank Ltd.(up 2.07%), Bajaj Finance Ltd.(up 2.03%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.(up 1.85%), Britannia Industries Ltd.(up 1.85%), Bajaj Finserv Ltd.(up 1.83%) and Tata Steel Ltd.(up 1.79%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.

On the other hand, State Bank of India(down 0.65%), Hindustan Unilever Ltd.(down 0.47%), Tata Motors Ltd.(down 0.22%), Titan Company Ltd.(down 0.22%), Cipla Ltd.(down 0.18%) and HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd.(down 0.04%) closed in the red.