Rama Phosphates Ltd.(up 4.93%), Aries Agro Ltd.(up 3.77%), Khaitan Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd.(up 3.14%), Sikko Industries Ltd.(up 2.15%), Gujarat State Fertilizer & Chemicals Ltd.(up 1.90%), Deepak Fertilisers & Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd.(up 1.42%), Zuari Agro Chemicals Ltd.(up 1.14%), Agro Phos India Ltd.(up 0.54%), National Fertilizers Ltd.(up 0.41%) and Mangalore Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd.(up 0.41%) stood among the top gainers.
Krishana Phoschem Ltd.(down 4.50%), Paradeep Phosphates Ltd.(down 0.70%), Chambal Fertilisers & Chemicals Ltd.(down 0.50%), Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd.(down 0.28%), Coromandel International Ltd.(down 0.21%), Madhya Bharat Agro Products Ltd.(down 0.16%) and Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd.(down 0.08%) were among the top losers of the day.
The NSE Nifty50 index ended 86.05 points down at 24971.3, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 318.76 points at 81501.36.
HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd.(up 1.76%), Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.(up 1.51%), Grasim Industries Ltd.(up 1.04%), Bharti Airtel Ltd.(up 0.98%), HDFC Bank Ltd.(up 0.94%), Hindalco Industries Ltd.(up 0.85%), Bajaj Auto Ltd.(up 0.83%), Reliance Industries Ltd.(up 0.75%), Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.(up 0.6%) and SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.(up 0.59%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.
On the other hand, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.(down 2.79%), Infosys Ltd.(down 2.01%), Hero MotoCorp Ltd.(down 1.96%), LTIMindtree Ltd.(down 1.58%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.(down 1.17%), JSW Steel Ltd.(down 1.15%), IndusInd Bank Ltd.(down 1.08%), ITC Ltd.(down 1.08%), Tata Motors Ltd.(down 1.08%) and Titan Company Ltd.(down 1.07%) closed in the red.