Metal stocks were trading with losses, with the S&P BSE Metal index decreasing 239.04 points or 3.23% at 7151.38 at 13:53 IST.
Among the components of the S&P BSE Metal index, NMDC Ltd (down 4.81%), Coal India Ltd (down 4.79%),National Aluminium Company Ltd (down 4.78%),Hindalco Industries Ltd (down 4.37%),Steel Authority of India Ltd (down 3.6%), were the top losers. Among the other losers were Vedanta Ltd (down 2.91%), Hindustan Zinc Ltd (down 2.66%), Tata Steel Ltd (down 1.87%), JSW Steel Ltd (down 1.79%), and Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (down 1.37%).
At 13:53 IST, the S&P BSE Sensex was down 370.27 or 1.05% at 34801.
The Nifty 50 index was down 121.65 points or 1.17% at 10261.35.
The S&P BSE Small-Cap index was down 168.74 points or 1.34% at 12461.54.
The S&P BSE 150 Midcap Index index was down 72.77 points or 1.66% at 4311.67.
On BSE,1013 shares were trading in green, 1662 were trading in red and 121 were unchanged.
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