Stock market update: Fertilisers stocks down as market falls

Deepak Fertilisers & Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd.(up 6.59%), Paradeep Phosphates Ltd.(up 5.19%), Nagarjuna Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd.(up 4.72%), Khaitan Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd.(up 2.29%), Mangalore Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd.(up 1.41%), Zuari Agro Chemicals Ltd.(up 1.05%), Agro Phos India Ltd.(up 0.66%) and Sikko Industries Ltd.(up 0.41%) stood among the top gainers.

Madras Fertilizers Ltd.(down 2.76%), Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd.(down 2.35%), Chambal Fertilisers & Chemicals Ltd.(down 2.01%), Bohra Industries Ltd.(down 2.01%), Madhya Bharat Agro Products Ltd.(down 1.73%), Krishana Phoschem Ltd.(down 1.27%), National Fertilizers Ltd.(down 1.21%), The Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Ltd.(down 0.80%), Southern Petrochemicals Industries Corporation Ltd.(down 0.66%) and Aries Agro Ltd.(down 0.39%) were among the top losers of the day.

The NSE Nifty50 index ended 73.75 points down at 24752.45, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 239.31 points at 81312.32.

HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd.(up 1.76%), Bharat Electronics Ltd.(up 1.32%), Bajaj Finance Ltd.(up 1.06%), Bharti Airtel Ltd.(up 0.67%), Hero MotoCorp Ltd.(up 0.56%), ICICI Bank Ltd.(up 0.52%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.(up 0.49%), NTPC Ltd.(up 0.45%), State Bank of India(up 0.36%) and HCL Technologies Ltd.(up 0.32%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.

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On the other hand, ITC Ltd.(down 3.16%), IndusInd Bank Ltd.(down 1.9%), Nestle India Ltd.(down 1.71%), Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.(down 1.66%), UltraTech Cement Ltd.(down 1.61%), Tata Consumer Products Ltd.(down 1.5%), Hindalco Industries Ltd.(down 1.45%), Grasim Industries Ltd.(down 1.41%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.(down 1.39%) and Bajaj Auto Ltd.(down 1.28%) closed in the red.