Stock market update: Mining stocks down as market falls

NEW DELHI: Mining stocks were trading lower on Friday at 11:00AM

Lexus Granito(India)Ltd.(up 13.15%), Sandur Manganese & Iron Ores Ltd.(up 4.99%), Pokarna Ltd.(up 3.13%), Aro Granite Industries Ltd.(up 2.81%), Coal India Ltd.(up 0.89%) and MOIL Ltd.(up 0.63%) were among the top gainers.

The Orissa Minerals Development Company Ltd.(down 3.14%), Oriental Trimex Ltd.(down 2.07%), Madhav Marbles & Granites Ltd.(down 2.02%), KIOCL Ltd.(down 1.65%), Ashapura Minechem Ltd.(down 1.16%), 20 Microns Ltd.(down 0.75%), NMDC Ltd.(down 0.71%) and Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd.(down 0.43%) were among the top losers.

The NSE Nifty50 index was trading 94.15 points down at 22659.65, while the 30-share BSE Sensex was down 353.79 points at 74684.36 at around 11:00AM.

Divi's Laboratories Ltd.(up 1.6%), NTPC Ltd.(up 1.3%), Tata Motors Ltd.(up 1.29%), Bajaj Auto Ltd.(up 1.06%), Eicher Motors Ltd.(up 1.02%), Coal India Ltd.(up 0.93%), Nestle India Ltd.(up 0.88%), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.(up 0.63%), IndusInd Bank Ltd.(up 0.58%) and Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.(up 0.4%) were among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.

On the other hand, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.(down 3.03%), Titan Company Ltd.(down 1.83%), JSW Steel Ltd.(down 1.45%), HDFC Bank Ltd.(down 1.3%), Asian Paints Ltd.(down 1.28%), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.(down 1.26%), ITC Ltd.(down 1.24%), Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.(down 1.0%), Tech Mahindra Ltd.(down 0.97%) and Cipla Ltd.(down 0.93%) were trading in the red.