Pokarna(up 2.07%), Aro Granite Industries(up 2.01%) and Oriental Trimex(up 1.26%) stood among the top gainers.
Lexus Granito(down 4.17%), Ashapura Minechem(down 3.49%), Orissa Minerals Development Company(down 1.84%), KIOCL(down 1.30%), MOIL(down 1.23%), Coal India(down 1.09%), Madhav Marbles and Granites(down 1.03%), NMDC Ltd(down 0.76%),
Dvpt Corporation(down 0.68%) and 20 Microns(down 0.06%) were among the top losers of the day.
The NSE Nifty50 index ended 0.25 points down at 18118.3, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed up 37.08 points at 60978.75.
Tata Motors(up 3.37%), Maruti Suzuki(up 3.35%), Bajaj Auto(up 1.74%), HCL Technologies(up 1.49%), HDFC Bank(up 1.34%), Britannia Industries(up 1.34%), HDFC(up 1.22%), Asian Paints(up 0.94%), Eicher Motors(up 0.72%) and IndusInd Bank(up 0.63%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.
On the other hand, Axis Bank(down 2.41%), Dr Reddys Laboratories(down 1.96%), Hindalco Industries(down 1.93%), Power Grid Corporation of India(down 1.84%), Grasim Industries(down 1.72%), SBI Life(down 1.71%), JSW Steel(down 1.62%), Kotak Mahindra Bank(down 1.32%), Tata Steel(down 1.31%) and Larsen & Toubro(down 1.16%) closed in the red.