Stock market update: Mining stocks up as market rises

NEW DELHI: Mining stocks were trading higher on Tuesday at 11:18AM

Lexus Granito(India)Ltd.(up 5.39%), MOIL Ltd.(up 2.24%), Pokarna Ltd.(up 1.36%), Madhav Marbles & Granites Ltd.(up 1.30%), NMDC Ltd.(up 0.48%), Coal India Ltd.(up 0.39%), 20 Microns Ltd.(up 0.17%), Oriental Trimex Ltd.(up 0.15%) and Ashapura Minechem Ltd.(up 0.12%) were among the top gainers.

The Orissa Minerals Development Company Ltd.(down 1.05%), Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd.(down 0.43%), KIOCL Ltd.(down 0.40%), Aro Granite Industries Ltd.(down 0.38%) and Sandur Manganese & Iron Ores Ltd.(down 0.04%) were among the top losers.

The NSE Nifty50 index was trading 22.8 points up at 25126.0, while the 30-share BSE Sensex was up 10.67 points at 82455.88 at around 11:18AM.

Grasim Industries Ltd.(up 3.97%), Tech Mahindra Ltd.(up 2.9%), Tata Motors Ltd.(up 1.75%), HCL Technologies Ltd.(up 1.52%), UltraTech Cement Ltd.(up 1.45%), Infosys Ltd.(up 1.41%), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.(up 1.41%), Bharat Electronics Ltd.(up 1.37%), Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.(up 1.18%) and Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.(up 1.13%) were among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.

On the other hand, Eternal Ltd.(down 1.15%), Asian Paints Ltd.(down 1.02%), ICICI Bank Ltd.(down 0.99%), Bajaj Finserv Ltd.(down 0.95%), SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.(down 0.87%), Trent Ltd.(down 0.72%), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.(down 0.59%), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.(down 0.58%), HDFC Bank Ltd.(down 0.56%) and Bajaj Auto Ltd.(down 0.45%) were trading in the red.