Basic materials shares edge higher

26 Aug 2022 , 10:00 AM

Among the components of the S&P BSE Basic Materials index, Surya Roshni Ltd (up 11.5%), Shivalik Rasayan Ltd (up 7.07%),Chambal Fertilisers & Chemicals Ltd (up 5.43%),Kamdhenu Ltd (up 5.06%),Diamines & Chemicals Ltd (up 4.6%), were the top gainers. Among the other gainers were Tamil Nadu Petro Products Ltd (up 3.5%), Sree Rayalaseema Hi-Strength Hypo Ltd (up 3.41%), Prakash Industries Ltd (up 3.16%), Yash Pakka Ltd (up 3.16%), and N R Agarwal Industries Ltd (up 3.15%). On the other hand, Andhra Paper Ltd (down 1.78%), Solar Industries India Ltd (down 1.75%), and Kilpest India Ltd (down 1.69%) moved lower.At 09:46 IST, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 352.72 or 0.6% at 59127.44.The Nifty 50 index was up 113.3 points or 0.65% at 17635.75.The S&P BSE Small-Cap index was up 187.93 points or 0.66% at 28503.54.The S&P BSE 150 Midcap Index index was up 48.19 points or 0.55% at 8887.51.On BSE,2164 shares were trading in green, 609 were trading in red and 110 were unchanged.Powered by Capital Market – Live News