Metal shares edge lower

Metal stocks were trading in red, with the S&P BSE Metal index falling 21.07 points or 0.11% at 19065.59 at 13:47 IST.

Among the components of the S&P BSE Metal index, National Aluminium Company Ltd (down 1.24%), JSW Steel Ltd (down 0.7%),Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (down 0.55%),APL Apollo Tubes Ltd (down 0.48%),Coal India Ltd (down 0.23%), were the top losers. Among the other losers were Hindalco Industries Ltd (down 0.12%), and Hindustan Zinc Ltd (down 0.05%).

On the other hand, Vedanta Ltd (up 1.16%), Steel Authority of India Ltd (up 0.62%), and Tata Steel Ltd (up 0.05%) moved up.

 

At 13:47 IST, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 333.99 or 0.58% at 57962.94.

The Nifty 50 index was up 82.5 points or 0.49% at 17070.9.

The S&P BSE Small-Cap index was up 146.46 points or 0.54% at 27045.85.

The S&P BSE 150 Midcap Index index was up 33.54 points or 0.39% at 8538.94.

On BSE,2011 shares were trading in green, 1408 were trading in red and 152 were unchanged.

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