Metal shares gain
Metal stocks were trading in the positive zone, with the S&P BSE Metal index rising 417.56 points or 2.33% at 18363.63 at 09:47 IST.
Among the components of the S&P BSE Metal index, JSW Steel Ltd (up 3.47%), Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (up 2.51%),Tata Steel Ltd (up 2.5%),APL Apollo Tubes Ltd (up 2.41%),Steel Authority of India Ltd (up 2.13%), were the top gainers. Among the other gainers were Vedanta Ltd (up 2.1%), Hindalco Industries Ltd (up 1.96%), NMDC Ltd (up 1.69%), Coal India Ltd (up 1.57%), and Hindustan Zinc Ltd (up 0.23%).
At 09:47 IST, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 447.87 or 0.85% at 53241.49.
The Nifty 50 index was up 144.65 points or 0.92% at 15926.8.
The S&P BSE Small-Cap index was up 259.75 points or 1.03% at 25575.5.
The S&P BSE 150 Midcap Index index was up 77.93 points or 1.01% at 7818.53.
On BSE,2126 shares were trading in green, 729 were trading in red and 120 were unchanged.
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First Published: May 16 2022 | 10:00 AM IST