Stock market update: Mining stocks down as market falls

NEW DELHI: Mining stocks were trading lower on Tuesday at 10:50AM

Pokarna Ltd.(up 3.82%), Oriental Trimex Ltd.(up 2.05%), Aro Granite Industries Ltd.(up 1.64%) and 20 Microns Ltd.(up 0.03%) were among the top gainers.

Sandur Manganese & Iron Ores Ltd.(down 1.95%), Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd.(down 1.58%), Madhav Marbles & Granites Ltd.(down 1.36%), Ashapura Minechem Ltd.(down 1.23%), The Orissa Minerals Development Company Ltd.(down 0.92%), KIOCL Ltd.(down 0.74%), Coal India Ltd.(down 0.73%), NMDC Ltd.(down 0.46%), MOIL Ltd.(down 0.41%) and Lexus Granito(India)Ltd.(down 0.31%) were among the top losers.

The NSE Nifty50 index was trading 67.61 points down at 24393.55, while the 30-share BSE Sensex was down 215.97 points at 80580.87 at around 10:50AM.

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.(up 3.1%), Hero MotoCorp Ltd.(up 2.48%), Eicher Motors Ltd.(up 2.0%), Bharti Airtel Ltd.(up 1.85%), Nestle India Ltd.(up 1.56%), Tata Steel Ltd.(up 1.5%), JSW Steel Ltd.(up 1.22%), Bajaj Auto Ltd.(up 1.17%), Hindustan Unilever Ltd.(up 1.12%) and Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.(up 1.02%) were among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.

On the other hand, Cipla Ltd.(down 2.05%), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.(down 1.98%), Adani Enterprises Ltd.(down 1.85%), Titan Company Ltd.(down 1.73%), Bajaj Finance Ltd.(down 1.72%), State Bank of India(down 1.63%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.(down 1.58%), IndusInd Bank Ltd.(down 1.45%), Trent Ltd.(down 1.17%) and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.(down 1.16%) were trading in the red.