Energy stocks were trading in the negative zone, with the S&P BSE Energy index falling 47.4 points or 0.75% at 6286.4 at 13:49 IST.
Among the components of the S&P BSE Energy index, Hindustan Oil Exploration Company Ltd (down 2.27%), Adani Total Gas Ltd (down 1.61%),Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (down 1%),Reliance Industries Ltd (down 0.93%),Oil & Natural Gas Corpn Ltd (down 0.85%), were the top losers. Among the other losers were Gujarat Gas Ltd (down 0.65%), Aegis Logistics Ltd (down 0.59%), Selan Explorations Technology Ltd (down 0.46%), Confidence Petroleum India Ltd (down 0.41%), and Gulf Oil Lubricants India Ltd (down 0.2%).
On the other hand, Mangalore Refinery And Petrochemicals Ltd (up 9.99%), Castrol India Ltd (up 2.53%), and Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd (up 2.53%) moved up.