NEW DELHI: Fertilisers shares closed higher in the Wednesday's session. Rama Phosphates Ltd.(up 8.
64%), Agro Phos India Ltd.(up 7.15%), Paradeep Phosphates Ltd.
(up 2.31%), Zuari Agro Chemicals Ltd.(up 2.
29%), Madras Fertilizers Ltd.(up 1.03%), Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd.
(up 0.89%), Krishana Phoschem Ltd.(up 0.
43%), Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd.(up 0.42%), Gujarat State Fertilizer & Chemicals Ltd.
(up 0.41%) and Sikko Industries Ltd.(up 0.
26%) stood among the top gainers. Coromandel International Ltd.(down 2.
76%), Bohra Industries Ltd.(down 2.03%), Nagarjuna Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd.
(down 1.64%), Chambal Fertilisers & Chemicals Ltd.(down 1.
40%), Madhya Bharat Agro Products Ltd.(down 1.23%), Southern Petrochemicals Industries Corporation Ltd.
(down 1.04%), Aries Agro Ltd.(down 0.
85%), The Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Ltd.(down 0.60%), Deepak Fertilisers & Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd.
(down 0.37%) and Khaitan Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd.(down 0.
20%) were among the top losers of the day. The NSE Nifty50 index ended 108.66 points up at 23437.
2, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed up 309.4 points at 77044.29.
IndusInd Bank Ltd.(up 7.12%), Axis Bank Ltd.
(up 4.36%), Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.(up 3.
67%), Trent Ltd.(up 3.25%), Asian Paints Ltd.
(up 1.83%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.(up 1.
83%), HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd.(up 1.62%), Eicher Motors Ltd.
(up 1.57%), Wipro Ltd.(up 1.
5%) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.(up 1.48%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.
On the other hand, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.(down 1.62%), Hindalco Industries Ltd.
(down 1.25%), Tata Motors Ltd.(down 0.
99%), Bajaj Finance Ltd.(down 0.93%), Larsen & Toubro Ltd.
(down 0.92%), Infosys Ltd.(down 0.
91%), NTPC Ltd.(down 0.89%), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
(down 0.7%), Grasim Industries Ltd.(down 0.
59%) and Hero MotoCorp Ltd.(down 0.58%) closed in the red.
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Stock market update: Fertilisers stocks up as market rises

The 30-share BSE Sensex closed up 309.4 points at 77044.29