Metal shares gain

Metal stocks were trading in the positive zone, with the S&P BSE Metal index rising 233.71 points or 2.84% at 8474.36 at 09:52 IST.

Among the components of the S&P BSE Metal index, Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (up 5.69%), Vedanta Ltd (up 3.55%),Steel Authority of India Ltd (up 3.52%),Coal India Ltd (up 3.18%),National Aluminium Company Ltd (up 2.99%), were the top gainers. Among the other gainers were NMDC Ltd (up 2.9%), JSW Steel Ltd (up 2.78%), Hindustan Zinc Ltd (up 2.55%), Tata Steel Ltd (up 1.77%), and Hindalco Industries Ltd (up 1.57%).

At 09:52 IST, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 614.95 or 1.61% at 38912.24.

 

The Nifty 50 index was up 169.55 points or 1.51% at 11371.3.

The S&P BSE Small-Cap index was up 246.03 points or 1.79% at 13955.04.

The S&P BSE 150 Midcap Index index was up 86.04 points or 1.82% at 4817.48.

On BSE,1246 shares were trading in green, 386 were trading in red and 56 were unchanged.

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