Stock market update: Sugar stocks down as market rises

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

DCM Shriram Industries Ltd.(up 0.43%) and Simbhaoli Sugars Ltd.(up 0.14%) stood among the top gainers.

Bajaj Hindusthan Sugar Ltd.(down 4.65%), Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd.(down 3.27%), Mawana Sugars Ltd.(down 3.10%), Uttam Sugar Mills Ltd.(down 3.00%), KM Sugar Mills Ltd.(down 2.98%), Dalmia Bharat Sugar and Industries Ltd.(down 2.97%), Dhampur Sugar Mills Ltd.(down 2.80%), EID Parry(India)Ltd.(down 2.64%), Rajshree Sugars & Chemicals Ltd.(down 2.47%) and Rana Sugars Ltd.(down 2.24%) were among the top losers of the day.


The NSE Nifty50 index ended 6.91 points at 24141.3, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed up 9.83 points at 79496.15.

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.(up 4.29%), Infosys Ltd.(up 1.65%), HCL Technologies Ltd.(up 1.63%), Tech Mahindra Ltd.(up 1.36%), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.(up 1.25%), Axis Bank Ltd.(up 0.87%), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.(up 0.86%), ICICI Bank Ltd.(up 0.84%), LTIMindtree Ltd.(up 0.81%) and Wipro Ltd.(up 0.8%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.

On the other hand, Asian Paints Ltd.(down 8.18%), Britannia Industries Ltd.(down 5.44%), Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.(down 3.59%), Cipla Ltd.(down 2.5%), Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.(down 2.16%), JSW Steel Ltd.(down 1.75%), Tata Steel Ltd.(down 1.74%), Tata Consumer Products Ltd.(down 1.72%), Bajaj Finance Ltd.(down 1.7%) and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.(down 1.49%) closed in the red.