Zuari Agro Chemicals Ltd.(up 5.09%), Paradeep Phosphates Ltd.(up 5.06%), Mangalore Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd.(up 4.60%), Madras Fertilizers Ltd.(up 4.01%), Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd.(up 3.73%), Gujarat State Fertilizer & Chemicals Ltd.(up 3.59%), Agro Phos India Ltd.(up 3.36%), Southern Petrochemicals Industries Corporation Ltd.(up 3.02%), Rama Phosphates Ltd.(up 2.91%) and National Fertilizers Ltd.(up 2.66%) stood among the top gainers.
Krishana Phoschem Ltd.(down 1.74%), Khaitan Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd.(down 0.37%) and Sikko Industries Ltd.(down 0.08%) were among the top losers of the day.
The NSE Nifty50 index ended 98.11 points at 23742.9, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed up 368.4 points at 78507.41.
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.(up 3.23%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.(up 2.5%), Larsen & Toubro Ltd.(up 1.66%), Bajaj Finance Ltd.(up 1.65%), Eicher Motors Ltd.(up 1.32%), Tata Motors Ltd.(up 1.23%), Adani Enterprises Ltd.(up 1.04%), Shriram Finance Ltd.(up 1.03%), Asian Paints Ltd.(up 1.03%) and Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.(up 1.01%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.
On the other hand, Hindalco Industries Ltd.(down 1.58%), Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.(down 1.41%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.(down 1.01%), Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.(down 0.97%), Tata Steel Ltd.(down 0.95%), Trent Ltd.(down 0.78%), Bajaj Auto Ltd.(down 0.66%), Wipro Ltd.(down 0.52%), HCL Technologies Ltd.(down 0.29%) and State Bank of India(down 0.23%) closed in the red.